[mythtv-users] Forums

[Joe Byrne]

Does it have to be an either-or proposition?  Ideally couldn't we have a
mailing list that's archived to a forum, and the forum provides a mechanism
for sending messages?  Doesn't Deja News, er Google Groups, do this?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff "Muddy" Waters" <mythtv at muddysmind.com>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 5:41 AM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Forums


> On Sat, 2004-05-15 at 12:51, Grant Edwards wrote:
> > On Sat, May 15, 2004 at 11:18:54AM -0400, J. Donavan Stanley wrote:
> > > Jeff "Muddy" Waters wrote:
> > >
> > >>p.s. before a flame war starts I'm not trying to replace the
> > >>mail lists or the equally confusing wiki. It's just my feeble
> > >>attempt to do what I can to help out since I don't program.
> > >
> > > Since none of those that can and do program will use this
> > > forum nor will most/all of the "power users" you're going to
> > > end up with the blind leading the blind.
> >
> > That's been my experience in the past with other "forums". The
> > technically savvy tend to prefer mailing lists or newsgroups
> > (which IMO, are far, far easier to use and a much more
> > efficient use of my time). If somebody wants to start a forum
> > and fragment things even further, I certainly am not going to
> > tell them they can't.
>
> My problems are with the highly inefficient use of space, CPU and time
> that a mail list requires. It's far more efficient in my eyes to put all
> things mythtv related (mythtv, lirc, ivtv) into one spot so if you so
> choose to do a search it covers all areas. Also when I ask a question in
> a mail list it's sometimes impossible to determine if you've had an
> answer. However like I said it's all personal preference.
>
> Besides do you realize how much HD space the 2 years of this one mail
> list alone soaked up? I never realized I had so much space until I
> deleted it all but this months.
>
> :-D
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