But isn't it possible to "have our cake and eat it, too" in this situation?
I'm a member of the CF-Talk (ColdFusion) group and we use both a mailing list and an online system. (I'm hesitant to call the online system a "forum" because it may not fit the accepted definition of a forum). However, people can go online and use the system for reading the mail and search the archives, or they can just use their email for the same messages, as I do. The main difference between the two, I think, is that House of Fusion runs their own servers and software, whereas, it looks like John is outsourcing that work, which is understandable. But there out to be a solution that provides both forum and email solutions simultaneously. Surely, if someone chooses it, there is an option to send all messages to someone's email address and not just messages from particular threads. Perhaps John, et al, should go over to www.HouseOfFusion.com and see how it's being doing there and discuss this issue with those that control the CF-Talk list, as well as the other lists that are present, such as CF-Newbie. (I've always thought and have suggested that a jQuery-Newbie list would be of great benefit to the jQuery community to separate the beginner questions from the advanced side of things. I just know, that as busy as I am, I won't have time or the desire to visit a forum constantly and check what people are posting. I do read people's posts and even if I don't know the answer, I read responses to learn and help when I can. I have to be in my email constantly for client communications and taking the jQuery list out of my central area of communications (email) is going to kill my participation in the jQuery list, unfortunately. Rick From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karl Swedberg Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 9:30 AM To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [jQuery] New Forums On Jan 21, 2010, at 8:11 PM, brian wrote: FWIW, I'm pretty sure the decision to drop Google Groups is due to John Ressig's account being spoofed by spammers. No, that's not it. Okay, maybe it was one of the last straws, but we've been talking about moving to a forum for a couple years now. If you want to know what factors were involved in the decision, please read http://jquery14.com/day-07/new-jquery-forum/ To be honest, I've never been a fan of forums, either. But after spending some time in the jQuery forum, I'm starting to appreciate its advantages over a plain mailing list. I wish there were a solution out there that is ideal for everyone. Unfortunately, though, every solution comes with its own set of compromises. --Karl ____________ Karl Swedberg www.englishrules.com www.learningjquery.com
