[Coco] CoCoList and the Web, was Re: CoCoList Survey on email but no web browser access CoCo users.

[Sean]

Mailing lists are good for current discussions, but forums are much
better for archiving info or being able to search for specific topics.

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Mark McDougall <msmcdoug at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Jeff Teunissen wrote:
>
>>> One the main reasons for this email list is so CoCo user that only have
>>> email access can commutate with other CoCo users.
>
> My $.02 worth...
>
> I hate web-based forums with a passion. They're cumbersome, slow to use,
> each one has a subtly different UI, and it's very difficult to get an
> overview of the active topics and where the traffic is.
>
> With a mailing list, threaded in Thunderbird, I can scroll though dozens if
> not hundreds of emails in seconds to get an idea of what the latest hot
> topics are, how many people are involved, and can skim though threads
> rapidly with a few clicks.
>
> I actually like usenet for this reason too.
>
> Regards,
>
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