[mythtv-users] Spilt Myth mailing list?

[Dan Berger]

Another point (last one I promise)

Perhaps the forum can be used for the true newbies for basic questions while
the ml for the more experienced.

This would also cut down on the "off-topic" mail 

I'm done ;)

>-----Original Message-----
>From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
>[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of steve at nexusuk.org
>Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 3:58 PM
>To: Discussion about mythtv
>Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] Spilt Myth mailing list?
>
>On Tue, 10 Feb 2004, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
>
>> You will have people on both sides who either don't like forums or 
>> don't like email lists but one provides guaranteed compatibility to 
>> all users regardless of their personal setup and one doesn't.
>
>I for one do not have the time to bother using a forum - email 
>is much quicker, and I can use email from both home and work 
>(since I'm always SSHed into my home server when I'm at work).
>
>If we have a forum I think you will find that most of the 
>people who _can_ help people with their problems will avoid 
>using it and you'll end up with a forum with lots of people 
>asking questions and getting no answers.  
>Meanwhile the existing mailing list will get a reduced amount 
>of traffic (hey, I don't mind not having to read as much :)  
>However, I for one hope that new users will come back to the 
>mailing list rather than being put off the project entirely.
>
>-- 
>
> - Steve                                             
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>
>     Servatis a periculum, servatis a maleficum - Whisper, Evanescence
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