I am a relative newbie here, but I would very much prefer a FORUM and I would certainly make a donation to help cover the costs.
Frankly, I am a little surprised that there is so much support for the list over a forum format (though I obviously respect opposing points of view) . Stupid question: is it possible to have both so that emails sent on a particular subject show up as posts on a thread identified by that subject? Robert H. -------- Original message -------- From: Linda via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 03-14-2015 9:28 AM (GMT-08:00) To: s...@cncphotoalbum.com, cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Email List or Forum FORUM On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:32:12 -0400 Stu via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> writes: Recently, some of our subscribers have indicated that they would like to have a “Forum” similar to “cruisersforum” or “sailnet” instead of an email list (like this one). PROS: 1. Eliminate the costs related to the email list 2. Follow a thread easier without having to read multiple emails. 3. Easier to find past, archived messages and threads. 4. Possible addition of public and private photo albums. 5. Easily moderated by more than one person. Threads can be deleted and undesirable subscribers blocked. 6. No more 20-30 emails a day. Visit the site at your convenience and view the latest topics since your last visit. CONS: 1. Forum software runs from free to around $250 depending on additional enhancements. 2. Might (???) require additional disk space and bandwidth on hosting site. ($$$$) 3. Installation – I’ve done it before and it does take some time. And a bit more time involved to get it tweeked to perfection. Bottom line – would you rather have a FORUM or continue using this list? It does not matter to me. Stu
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