[meteorite-list] What doesn't this list use an online forum format?

From: JKGwilliam <h3chondrite_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:08:37 -0700
Message-ID: <20080221200844.IUJG20092.fed1rmmtao102.cox.net_at_fed1rmimpo01.cox.net>

David and List,
I don't know the answer to your questions, but they sure make
sense. About a year and a half ago, I finally shut down the
Meteorite Impact Forum due to a lack of participation. Even with
nearly 200 registered members, there was very little traffic for the
final three months. Online forums offer a lot of updated features
that the old mail servers don't. The one feature that I really like,
and is reason enough to use a forum, is that replies stay in
chronological order. I don't know about the rest of you, but it's
very frustrating for me to try and read all the replies to a thread
in order. I end up reading all the replies and then try guessing what
order they should be in. If you miss even one reply, some threads
don't make sense. With a forum, this doesn't happen.
My only guess is that the Meteorite List has been around for a long
time ( I've been here for 10 years) that no one wants to mess with
convention. Or, could it be an old dog/new trick issue?

Best,

John

At 12:56 PM 2/21/2008, David & Kitt Deyarmin wrote:
>I'm not trying to stir up trouble or incite arguments I'm just curious.
>
>Email lists are by today's standard an antiquated venue for
>discussing any hobby.
>
>They have many limitations and can be taxing on your email inbox,
>which is why I receive the Dailey Digest. I delete them and do all
>of my reading from the archives.
>
>Online forums are easier to use and the posted info is easier to track.
>
>Plus it's easy to ignore topics that you're not interested in
>without having to pick through a bunch of emails.
>
>However, I would like to understand why so many of the members here
>prefer not to use forums.
>
>I want to make it clear that I'm not trying stir up trouble, I'm
>just trying to understand the aversion most of this list has to using a forum.
>
>
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