I often wondered why folks don't use that format. Its what'z new and fresh? I even posted on there a few years back why no one used the site. I thought that the C&C community was non-existent. Then I got an e-mail that we are allover here.
On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 9:22 PM, djhaug...@juno.com <djhaug...@juno.com>wrote: > wow, I'm just perusing the forum over at c&c photoalbum and is kind of > light on the postings. we could really do all this bantering over there. > It is just as easy as sending an email really and the amount of > conversation that goes on here would really bring that forum to life. > > Anyway, just a suggestion that maybe we try and use the forum... > > Anyone else think this might be worth a try? > > Danny > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Eric Frank <efran...@mac.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List homebrew autopilot > Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 19:47:32 -0500 > > > This was precisely my concern. I have learned so many useful things on > this list-serve that I have no interest in causing a problem (case in > point, separating the prop shaft from the transmission coupler - would > never have figured out how to do this on my own), and my own sense is that > the folks interested in this new topic should interact in a different way. > Not that all the listings are very interesting to me - discussions of > racing handicaps and the like are boring to me, but certainly highly > relevant to a significant group of the listers. So I just skip over them. > But building DIY autopilots or autonomous model sailboats is quite > different. > > So let me look into what it takes to set up a very simple site where the > interested folks can interact without using this list. Please allow me a > couple of more posts to stay in touch with people who are potentially > interested about this while I set it up, but then we will move it. > > Thanks, > > Eric > > > > From: "Pete Shelquist" <pete.shelqu...@comcast.net> > To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Stus-List Homebrew autopilot...let them talk > Message-ID: <000301cf16f7$12073870$3615a950$@shelqu...@comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset="us-ascii" > > Bill, Others: > No one's being swamped and the list isn't being monopolized. Also, this > conversation is as C&C specific as the recent conversation on Harken roller > furler, adjustable car leads, AGM batteries and a host of other dribble. > > Obviously, there are a number of members on this list that are interested > and want to share information. It, like most conversations, will probably > die off in the near future. Personally, I understand less than half of > what > they're talking about, but I read and take in what I can and delete the > rest. Others are welcome to do the same. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Bill > Bina > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 3:45 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Homebrew autopilot > > Sorry, but I strongly disagree. One of the most popular reasons for people > to unsubscribe from this list over the years has been that the sheer volume > of emails is too much to handle. To monopolize this C&C specific discussion > list with the nuts and bolts communications generated by such a (non-C&C > specific) project would be inappropriate, to put it as mildly as possible. > It needs to have it's own home. > Swamping this list is not the answer. > > Bill Bina > > On 1/21/2014 4:02 PM, Stevan Plavsa wrote: > > I posit that a mailing list like this is also an archive. Judging by > > the traffic that this thread has already generated in one day I > > wouldn't assume that it's not an interesting topic to other listers or > > that those with little technical know-how either have nothing to > > contribute or nothing to learn. Nevermind the people that might be > > googling for this topic a year or two from now. I for one would like > > to see how this goes so my vote is keep the discussion here as long as > > it's practical. I understand that there might be a need to share files > > etc. Maybe you guys want to consider an open project. Just putting it > > out there. > > Steve > > Suhana, C&C 32 > > Toronto > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- *At sea, I learned how little a person needs, not how much.- Robin Lee Graham*
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