RE: Re: UKHA usenet group

[Jennifer Lowe <jenni@xxxxxxx>]

> I think that the answer lies in a compromise, by
> using MSN, which  clearly looks t  be the most
> common IM service in use by members, then
> real-time chat can be had. I think that a chat area
> can be set up on MSN much like the way AOL works and

> that solves the real-time problem whilst
> still remaining open t  new users and those that are
> not used t  using older services like IRC.
>
> As for the rest, my opinion, FWIW, is as Kieran's -
> "if it ain't  broke don't fix it"


This I think is the point ....
the list wanders off t pic all the time, but that
is because it is more of an online community than
just somewhere t  >only< ask technical questions.
For people just joining the list, it is a lot of
email to deal with, and starting off with the
digest option may well be a good idea.
Moving it to a newsgroup makes it easier t  thread,
but by sorting by subject you can quickly move
through the "motoring" t pic for example if you want.
What seems t  have brought this to a head is the
drunken chatting on Saturday night .... this isn't
likely t  happen again, as within one or two emails
it is now much more likely t  move off t  MSN ....

I would suggest waiting at least a month or two
before revisiting changing the format, see if it
will now settle down for a bit......


My 2p

Jenni



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