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Birding-aus a forum?

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Subject: Birding-aus a forum?
From: jenny spry <>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:12:18 +1100
Please don't change Birding-Aus. It works well, is timely with its messages
and is easy to access. I would be lost without it.

cheers

Jen



On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 3:27 PM, Chris <>wrote:

> This seems like an appropriate time to note that I've twice unsuccessfully
> tried to unsubscribe by following the instructions in the common email
> footer. A bit like the Hotel California - you check out any time you like
> but you can never leave :D
>
> My 2c worth: I run a parenting list that's run as a Yahoo group. Those who
> like forum views can use the Yahoo group website.. Those who like mailing
> lists can use email (to read and/or post messages).. The bonus is access to
> areas where group members can post photos, run polls, add events to a common
> group calendar, etc. If you receive emails you can choose daily digests or
> all-in-one (as per here). That said, we debated for a while whether to move
> to online forum software - ultimately people were happy with the way it was,
> and as group owner I hesitate to make too many changes - there would almost
> certainly be a fallout of members in the process (but then, that's the life
> of a dynamic online community anyway...)
>
> Chris.
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Peter Shute <>
> To: Helen Larson <>; Clair Wenborn <
> >; "" <
> >
> Sent: Wed, 27 January, 2010 3:01:34 PM
> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Birding-aus a forum?
>
> If birding-aus was to grow to the stage where we were all receiving
> unmanageable amounts of mail then we'd probably have no choice but to split
> it somehow, by moving to a web forum or by starting a second list for some
> subtopics, for fear of losing subscribers.  I don't think we're anywhere
> near that stage.
>
> If people are having difficulties with the current amount of traffic then
> there are probably techniques they can use to cope.
>
> On the other hand, I would imagine there are younger list members for whom
> web forums are the normal way of doing things, and who may not have used a
> mailing list before, who are wondering why on earth we used mail in the
> first place.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> ________________________________
> From: Helen Larson 
> Sent: Wednesday, 27 January 2010 2:40 PM
> To: Peter Shute; Clair Wenborn; 
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Birding-aus a forum?
>
> I agree with Peter here - forums are often too fragmented into sub-groups
> (plus you have to remember to actually visit them) and digests can be a pain
> to read through.
> I like birding-aus the way it is - the discussions ARE the forum.
> Helen
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