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

From: JKGwilliam <h3chondrite_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:03:34 -0700
Message-ID: <20080221201052.GAAP17412.fed1rmmtao103.cox.net_at_fed1rmimpo03.cox.net>

I just tried something here. If it works, I'll explain what I did.

John

At 01:08 PM 2/21/2008, JKGwilliam wrote:
>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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