Re: [mh] How about forums? - I didn't mean to cause a rift..

[Tom <tom...@co...>]

When I suggested a forum, I didn't mean to cause any rift in the 
MisterHouse community.  I also wasn't implying that we should completely 
switch to forums and drop mailing lists.
Some people prefer mailing lists and some prefer forums.. That's obvious 
from the replies, but I do feel the community could benefit from both.
For new people coming on board, a properly structured forum could help 
get them on their feet without having to ask the same questions over and 
over.
The mailing list would still be used by the majority of the current 
users since that is the preference that has been expressed in the 
replies to my original message.  I would probably stay subscribed to the 
mailing list and use forums since I do agree that mailing lists is a 
nice shotgun approach to getting an answer, but forums are better at 
keeping the information organized.

If someone [ Tim :-) ] would like to set up a forum, I'd suggest SMF and 
would help out as a moderator (to keep discussions friendly and in the 
right place)

Again, this is a friendly suggestion and I'm not attacking anyone here 
or the way things are done.  I think the community is great and welcome 
any growth which may help in the end.

--tom


Tom wrote:
> Searching for information works well using the sourceforge search of 
> mailing lists, but sometimes even with that it can be hard to find the 
> best post or find all the posts in the thread.
>
> A forum would be a great help.
> Has anyone looked into creating one?
>
> Ideally something running software like phpBB or other easy to use 
> software would be used since it would give more control for 
> administration and backups, but that would cost money unless someone has 
> some free space sitting around not being used.  Another possiblity would 
> be to use free forum hosting like http://www.yuku.com/ (Yuku is the beta 
> version of the next generation of ezboard)
>
> ideas?
>
> thanks,
> tom
>
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