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Rodolfo J. Paiz
rpaiz at simpaticus.com
Wed Mar 17 03:35:34 UTC 2004
At 18:43 3/16/2004, you wrote:
>The corporate mind, however meritocratic they may be,
>might not like the loss of control that would happen if *the
>community* actually moved some of this discussion to private
>message boards.
Garbage. (I'm trying to be polite here.)
Such a thing exists, as pointed out by others on this thread. The
*community* has already voted with their feet: few people visit the fora
while many subscribe to the lists. Corporate meritocracy aside, that means
(let me spell it out for you) that most people prefer the mailing list.
Hence, community preference. Of course, as part of this community you are
free to promote an existing message board or start another; what success
you will have is impossible to predict accurately until/unless you actually
try. But you *are* free to try.
I particularly prefer mailing lists since I frequently go through 500 or so
messages at a time on planes, in airports, and while waiting for others who
are late for meetings. Having to go online to consult fora would eliminate
easily 80% of my time spent here, effectively eliminating any use *I* get
out of this community and also any help I provide to others (which
hopefully is non-trivial).
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Rodolfo J. Paiz
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