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| DATE | 2004-02-17 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Re: [Orgcom] Tech update
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We built a slash server just for this purpose which NYLXS would probibly be willing top donate.
It's running on a seperate machine and functioning under www.freedom-it.com
It would allow for a very large number of participants, and administrators as would seem to be fit.
You'd need to get the NYLXS board's approval, but I see no reason why it wouldn't be able to be used.
Ruben
> I only find from experience that the typical mailing list makes it harder
> for new folks to reply to "old" posts...
>
> vbulletin, is an onsite forum that allows new folks to post on past items;
> its easy to search, allows for avatars, etc... We can attach documents to
> forums, etc... its easy and requires little from the end user than a
> browser and email client.
>
> - Monjay
>
> > On Sunday 15 February 2004 01:51 pm, Marc Spitzer wrote:
> >
> >> Iff you have no clue but can use email on a current os it should take
> >> no more then 20 minutes to figure out.
> >
> > I have a clue. And this clue says that if people have to spent 20 minutes
> > learning something new and/or possibly installing some additional
> > software,
> > they aren't going to care anymore.
> >
> > Hell, I wouldn't care either, heh.
> >
> > If someone expects me to do XYZ so *I* can volunteer my time is seriously
> > kidding me.
> >
> >> And to put it simply we don't
> >> want people we want people that will deliver work.
> >
> > Do you want techy people that do work ? or techy and non-techy people that
> > do work ? My girlfriend is a non-techy, but she has been to various LUG
> > meetings, helped out with the booth at LWE, etc. Can she deliver work ?
> > Yep. Will having to get a NNTP client for her OS-X drive her away ? Yep.
> >
> >> It is also a much better solution for the tech volunteers, it
> >> scales better so we can do more with less administratively. And
> >> you get more features for end users, better threading and searching
> >> for example and archiveing is free.
> >
> > I fail to see how any of the above applies. All the LUGs and open source
> > projects I can think of use mailing lists. The only major group I am
> > aware
> > of that uses NNTP would have to Novell, heh.
> >
> > If mailing lists are not what we want, then we want web forums. We've
> > already got NYPHP working with us. I'm sure any customizations needed
> > would be a breeze for these guys. Additionally, non-techy people could
> > fire up their browser join along in a matter of seconds, not 20 minutes.
> >
> > Sunny Dubey
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Orgcom mailing list
> > Orgcom-at-lists.nycbug.org
> > http://lists.nycbug.org/mailman/listinfo/orgcom
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
> Orgcom mailing list
> Orgcom-at-lists.nycbug.org
> http://lists.nycbug.org/mailman/listinfo/orgcom
>
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