On 2014-10-20 17:15, Chris H wrote: > On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 14:32:53 -0400 Mason Loring Bliss <mason_at_blisses.org> wrote > >> On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 02:58:57PM +0900, Tomoaki AOKI wrote: >> >>> I think the advantages of the forum are... >>> >>> *Well moderated by moderators and anministrators. >>> *Registering email address is needed, but not disclosed by default. >> >> The disadvantages of web fora include: >> >> * I can't read things in my very efficient email client. Related: >> * I have to compose my replies in a web browser edit window. >> * I need to visit periodically and hope that the site makes it possible for >> me to attend to unread messages without struggling. >> >> I think wikis are useful. I think web fora exist because folks haven't had >> sufficient exposure to email to make the advantages clear. Not discussed here >> are newsgroups, which are perhaps ideal for the sorts of topics commonly >> found on mailing lists, except perhaps that they're not at all centralized. > > This thread reeks of bikeshed. > There isn't anything wrong with all of the opinions shared in this thread > except there will surely be no final consensus. :) > > --Chris >> >> -- >> Mason Loring Bliss (( "In the drowsy dark cave of the mind dreams >> mason_at_blisses.org )) build their nest with fragments dropped >> http://blisses.org/ (( from day's caravan." - Rabindranath Tagore >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe_at_freebsd.org" > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe_at_freebsd.org" > This thread is supposed to be about how to make it easier for people to migrate to FreeBSD from Linux. Not a discussion about forums vs mailing lists vs newsgroups. -- Allan Jude
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