Well said Malcolm. I have no problem with this group at all - I get all the emails every day and if something interests me then I'll join in. If I have a problem, I'll ask - and usually someone can help. What more does anyone want? Dee
Sent from my iPad > On 19 Feb 2015, at 21:35, Malcolm <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have to respond; being another "dwindling member" with all-too-much > flexibility and presently no access to internet of any sort beyond a > land-line. E-mail is hardly (you'll pardon me, I trust) a "deep rut" > either, and has proven itself quite user-friendly. > > Rather it is the highly commercial ISP's which have mis-used the medium > to extract whatever sale-able gains they can from it, and if you imagine > they are not eager to do the same or worse to the consumer in forums or > other sorts of lists you are deluded. > > Further, the "collective wisdom" on this list remains accessible in the > archives, which have survived in spite of the machinations of the above > mentioned Large, Profit Driven ISP's (oh, and don't forget Comcast.) It > is the community of dwindling members that have preserved their own > copies of the archives and re-published them for us all; catch Yahooey > doing that?! > > Uncle Ben is a fine man, and brilliant; however his mind operates at a > much greater speed than, say, 9,999 out of ten thousand. This hardly > qualifies as user-friendly for anyone but another Uncle-Ben, and often > not for them either. I think you could figure this out - by observation > if by no other means. > > Have mercy and a little caution D&D; your "hard truths" are hard > opinions, your examples less than exemplary, your disdain for > contrasting thought, evident and contrary. Your positive suggestions > seem quite worthwhile, and if you spend more of your efforts on > illustrating their benefits I'd be grateful. > > Malcolm > >> On Thu, 2015-02-19 at 23:57 +1030, Debra & David wrote: >>> On 19/02/2015 12:38 AM, M.G. Devour wrote: >>> >>> ... whatever platform you choose, I would strongly recommend that >>> email notifications remain an optional feature. The ideal system will >>> provide multiple communication methods, in order to reach/satisfy the >>> largest potential audience. >> >> The largest potential audience is best reached by a having a user >> friendly forum. Not by having a forum that is stuck in a deep rut due >> to the inflexibility of a few dwindling members. The growth of >> vBulletin forums for even the most esoteric subjects should be a >> lesson here. >> >> (Mike, did you see Uncle Bens comment about why he posted once, then >> gave up?). >> >>> The list serves those who are comfortable with it just fine. I get that. >>> It is not, however, doing fully what it was intended to do, which is >>> bring the collective wisdom of our community to new people as well as >>> foster technical discussions and development. >> Sadly the 'collective wisdom' of this community is significantly less than >> it was 10 years ago. So much knowledge has passed through this forum, never >> to be seen again, that it is truly tragic. A couple of days ago I posted a >> message claiming I had discovered how to make crystal clear 200 ppm CS that >> was 50% ionic and 50% colloidal with particles smaller than Mesosilver. 10 >> years ago this would have brought a storm of questions, skepticism and >> ridicule. Today it passed without comment by anyone except Jason. Earlier >> in the week Floyd couldn't even get an answer to some pretty simple >> questions about his basic system. (My answer never appeared). More time has >> been spent discussing why he didnt get an answer than actually answering >> him. >> >> >> Anyway Mike, good luck with the search for a new format but I think you are >> barking up the wrong tree. Despite not having an email digest vBulletin is a >> proven success and has all the features you really need (including >> pictures!). You already have a license so why not give it a try as a >> parallel forum? If you do, my first post on it will be instructions on how >> to make that 'Super CS' I mentioned above. >> >> >> David >> >> > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org > > Unsubscribe: > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > > Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> > List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]> > >
