I’ve met with people from both forums and list-servs ... people from this list-serv and people from audio forums (vintage audio is also a hobby).
A few of the things that seem to work well on a forum that perhaps not everyone thinks about: 1) On one of the audio forums I am a member of we have specific regional-related threads where we keep and eye out for deals on old equipment, etc. Several times as a result I’ve picked up equipment for someone who can’t get to it ... and vice versa ... received reimbursement for the transaction off the forum via Paypal and then met up with them at a later time to pass it along. We know who is local in a network and help each other out. Not saying that kind of cooperation can’t and doesn’t occur via a listserv, but it points to how a forum doesn’t have to be impersonal ... it’s what you make of it. 2) An online classifieds section, that is only visible to paid subscribers ... which of course helps support the forum. 3) An online owner’s manual section ... which we have with the CNC website of course. 4) Threads that become a ‘sticky’ with often repeated or really good write-ups on topics. 5) Members who have volunteered to administer various sections (such as preparing and posting submitted digital documents) and moderators that volunteer for specific sub-forums, etc., so the effort expended in maintaining the forum is distributed. 6) Subscribing to threads or in fact entire forums with email alerts can get you the autofeed feature much like the email listserv. 7) Just the organization of topics in sub-forums I think is a benefit. 8) Although, yes, forums are more impersonal and anonymous .... but along with that also you don’t have your email address (and perhaps full name if you choose to put it in your sig or email settings) posted out to the internet in the archives for everyone to see. And if you want to contact another member without giving out an email initially ... then PM’s are available. Just some thoughts (and here’s my name, location and boat name for everyone to see ..... probably ... hopefully .... forever!) Peter Fell Sidney, BC Cygnet C&C 27 MkIII From: Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 5:40 AM To: robert ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List firends from list I have personally met several people who came from this list. Also on the J27 Yahoo group with its email list I met a couple people. I have never met a single person through any forum I have met and chatted with Bob Abbott and Rich Knowles because I knew their names and boats from the list I have been on both of their boats I have had many email conversations with Harry Hallgring and he even did a visual inspection of my current boat while I was in the process of purchasing it. Our paths did not cross in New Bedford, Mass unfortunately due to time constraints but I do consider many on this list to be friends. Forums have to be checked. Lists come to you. Many of us prefer the messages coming to us rather than going to look. Also like many others I do use forums like sailnet as well but not very often anymore. So I guess to me LIST = FRIENDS = COMMUNITY. Forum = Impersonal and anonymity. MikeList Troll -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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