[mythtv-users] Spilt Myth mailing list?

[BP]

Jason S wrote:

>PS: Or, another approach is we can refuse to recognize
>the existence of forums and keep answering dumb
>questions (or ignoring the posters and watching them
>leave or flame the list) and re-having this
>conversation every few months...
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Why the smartass comment?  I think Isaac pretty much gave his opinion to 
this thread and all the others over the months.  There will not be a web 
forum.  That's it, live with it.  It's his project and his time he puts 
in to it.  Let him handle it the way that best suits him.  He's not 
getting paid by us after all.  Let his hoby remain fun for him and not a 
chore.

Anyhow, I'd prefer to keep discussion in a single source.  Once it gets 
fragmented to a list and a board, then I have to search two different 
resources when I'm looking for something.  Do I also need to post 
questions to both locations?  Will people that post to the forum start 
sending Isaac private e-mails asking him why he's ignoring their posts 
and not replying?  How many people will reply to a mail list question 
with a URL to the message board (and vice versa)?  Will Isaac and others 
eventually be lured to the message board to deal with a topic that flows 
over to the mailing list?

Yes, forums have some advantages.  But so do mailing lists.  I 
personally prefered Usenet before the spammers destroyed it.  Mailing 
lists are now my preference (I have much more power over the filtering 
of messages vs. web forums and can make personal archives of select 
postings).  Everyone can't have their way.  I believe we're all best 
served by a single source with a diverse subscriber base.