[QCLUG] forum? and mediacom speed tests

[Arron Lorenz]

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I really enjoy the LUG e-mail. It is one of the few mailing lists I belong
to. I already have far to many pages/blogs/forums i visit daily as it is.
Another one for the LUG would be a little much I think. Not too mention we
currently get great free hosting from Roadkill. I'm sure the mailing list
has a very small server foot print compared to a full featured forum/wiki.
Regards,
Arron

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 9:30 PM, Noah Norris <preludelinux@gmail.com> wrote:

> agreed maybe having a website wiki or forum only for howto's ( for static
> not changing content) might be nice but the list i love coming to email
> i belong to the mac groups list but i forget to even go to there google
> group page that often .... lol ( honestly we could just update the website
> for static based stuff)
>
> but we could try a monthly irc meeting or even some type of voip thingy.
> might be able to try this to get more people involved or for those that cant
> make the normal meeting or in times a meeting could not be possible like bad
> weather etc etc.
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 8:49 PM, Chris Cooper <QCAdmin@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I personally love the mailing list.  It is the main reason I have
>> become so active.  I have gmail filters setup for the LUG to throw it
>> in its own folder, so it stays separate, and the gmail threading makes
>> it a breeze to follow.  I already have my email open, so I can stay
>> current without needing to keep constantly revisiting a forum page.
>> To be honest, I wish I could move more of my forum-based activities
>> over to email.
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 8:40 PM, Dave Bergert <dbergert@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > You can setup digest options (1 email per day vs. 1 per message) from
>> > mailman:  http://www.qclug.org/mailman/listinfo/qclug if you feel like
>> you
>> > are getting to many messages.
>> > That said i like google groups (RSS feeds, files section, pages, etc),
>> but
>> > don't really see a reason to change or move to "forums".
>> > DB
>> >
>> > On Jan 25, 2009, at 8:27 PM, Mark Riedesel wrote:
>> >
>> > All very valid statements. Personally I typically don't mind the traffic
>> > usually, my mail is set up to automatically sort qclug posts. I'd prefer
>> to
>> > keep the regular mailing list, the archives are always useful and
>> accessible
>> > as well. It's just every year or so someone complains about the traffic
>> (so,
>> > unsubscribe and check the archives when you feel like it!)
>> >
>> > mark
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Roadkill the Avatar of Misfortune
>> > <roadkill-ml@darktraveler.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Personally, I feel that the mailing list is one of the best ways to
>> keep
>> >> in
>> >> touch for a group like this...  As far as I am aware, most LUGs use
>> them,
>> >> as
>> >> well as most OSS groups as well.  Forums can be a nightmare to
>> administer
>> >> and
>> >> moderate.
>> >>
>> >> I like getting every email, I know I do not respond often, as I'm kept
>> >> pretty
>> >> busy these days, but I do read them when time permits.  Time being a
>> major
>> >> factor, I don't want to dig through web pages to see what the group is
>> up
>> >> to..
>> >>
>> >> All servers have to go down occasionally, and with a forum, noone can
>> read
>> >> anything, at least with the mailing list, you have those emails, and
>> can
>> >> read
>> >> them... in case your working off an answer or some such... (obviously
>> >> assuming you are using a local email client) and you can even send new
>> >> questions out, your smtp relay should cache the email and send it to
>> the
>> >> server once it's back up (normally this should be at least 4 days, and
>> I
>> >> don't think I've had the qclug down anywhere near that amount of time
>> >> since I
>> >> moved it from solo...even there I can't recall a downtime of the LUG
>> >> server
>> >> of that peroid..)
>> >>
>> >> :}
>> >>
>> >> just my $0.02
>> >> rk
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > Dave Bergert
>> > dbergert@gmail.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
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