Re: Re: Does this list need to ban OT posts???

[Phil Dye <phil@xxxxxxx>]

On 28/06/05, Mark McCall <lists@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>  > Of course, you can't create sub-lists...but you could create a
sub- forum
> ;-)
>
> I can do that quickly and easily.  What do people think?

As much as I hate to admit it (I'm an Internet "traditionalist"
too,
and until recently, preferred email lists over forums), I think
movement towards the forum solves these problems.

Off-topic stuff then becomes inherently seperated from on-topic, and
the latter becomes even better categorised, allowing easier digestion
and understanding, even searching. It's also less intimidating to
newbies; getting "in" to an email list can feel much more like
you're
intruding someone else's conversations.

Provided tools like RSS are available, then I think forums are just as
manageable to read; content is still "pushed" to the reader,
allowing
them to choose what to read and when - just like email.

--
phil