On and on we go, about every couple of months. Endless drivel about tools, cat poop, ownership resolution, do-not archive, the Gathering, questions directed to specific members. BS, bs, bs, soda pop, Corvairs and WW and VW. (sort the list by subject and you'll see what I mean)
On and on and on. New information under old unrelated subject lines, so you have to read every post. Then someone says, "..hey lets get back to building KR's ! " and it's ok for a couple of months. Or a couple of hours....... Does anyone want a VHT-3 for their KR ? Probably not (some of you wouldn't know what they are). How about a Garmin 530 or 430 ? Oh yeah to that !! So why do we stick with an antiquated email/digest system when we can have a full blown multi-subject, multi-faceted forum. We could spew all of the BS that we want in the Cat Poop forum or go over to the tools section and spew some there or God forbid we go to the Ima Building a KR section and talk about any number of subjects like resin, landing gear, electrical, the xxxx airfoil, real building a KR subjects...... get the idea ? I received this from the admin of WingsForum.com at: http://www.wingsforum.com/index.php Sean said: I created this site because I was spending hours per day searching through emails trying to find information. Often even following an email thread could be difficult because the authors would change the email subject line. [end] I feel the same way as Sean. I thought that it was great when I found this group. I have an A&P and ATP and I can talk intelligently about airplane things, but I needed the "you build it information" that is here.... I don't need the BS, which a person wades through everyday, for several reasons, like the subject line. If we were all to migrate to Wingsforum, we could break down the subjects to read and post to and get just the information that we wanted AND it would be easy to find. Also permanent information could be posted as an uneditable "sticky" for everyone to easily find and read over and over. We could post pictures right to our posts. We could be notified by email when some one posted to our post. We could even have the same features that are here, email or digest list, the only difference would be the original message would have to be posted at WingsForum. The rest would be transparent. The features are.... well they are like using a GPS after the NDB. Those with the expertise would be invited to moderate those subjects that they are qualified for, such as the KR building and Mark L., for which he has already been invited to moderate. He might even get his KR finished if he weren't baby-sitting the BS here. Hey, there are guys here qualified for baby-sitting BS !! Sean went on to say: At first, Mark Langford sounded like he was very interested in slowly migrating both the KR and Corvair lists to the forums, but at some point it appears that he changed his mind. It was right about the time William Wynne left the Corvaircraft list. [end] Maybe WW would post his emails too. Only he can say. As for the naysayers, and Mark L. has said that a majority of users here do not want a change, go to Wingsforum, register and then snoop around. Make some posts over there and experiment with the settings. Post some of your pictures of Cat poop in the Hanger flying forum (sorry, No technical posts there). Post both your KRNet and Corvaircraft messages in parallel, here and there. You will see that it's like coming in out of the rain on a cold day. I read computer forums and I can tell you for a technical subject, there is nothing better than a well thought out forum. Building experimental aircraft and the subjects entailed is a shoo-in for a good forum. Yes Mark, I understand that you have built these lists from the git-go, that they are YOUR babies and I want nothing less than you and the others experts here to step up and moderate these details, but as for email/digest is passé and it's time to upgrade. Kevin Naples/Ottumwa N741T N410WA
