Same here..it's not broken like Yahoo Groups was.73,Gary K9GS
-------- Original message --------From: Don Havlicek <n8de@thepoint.net> Date:
8/25/19 7:49 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com> Cc:
towertalk@contesting.com Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] time to modernize the
reflector I totally agree with you, Joe.If it's not broken, don't fix
it!DonN8DESent from my Verizon Motorola SmartphoneOn Aug 25, 2019 8:23 PM, "Joe
Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com> wrote:>> On 2019-08-25 7:51 PM, W0MU Mike
Fatchett wrote:> > There are no real negatives other than a temporary upsetting
of> > things.> You need to realize that there are *17* lists hosted at
Contesting.com> run on the MailMan software. Tower talk is not the *only*
consideration> here.>> In addition to the MailMan lists at Contesting.com,
there are over 500> (public) amateur oriented lists using MailMan software on
QTH.net.>> Reflexively abandoning MailMan for TowerTalk after 22 years would
be> absurd and offer nothing of value other than a useless (IMO) web>
interface.>> 73,>> ... Joe, W4TV>> On 2019-08-25 7:51 PM, W0MU Mike
Fatchett wrote:> > As a Groups.io list owner SteppIR and others. There can be
as much > > moderation as necessary and what is nice when a topic is closed for
> > discussion it can actually be close and BS post that have nothing to do > >
with the list can be easily removed, making it far easier to search for > >
relevant information.> > > > I am unsure if there is a way to bring over the
archives. K5TR is very > > competent and if he agrees I am sure that he can
help with the process.> > > > Groups.io groups also allow people to view using
only the web and many > > people really like that option.> > > > There are no
real negatives other than a temporary upsetting of things.> > > > Steve, if you
need or want additional help I am happy to help.> > > > W0MU> > > > On
8/25/2019 11:12 AM, k7lxc--- via TowerTalk wrote:> >>> You're asking to
transform an email list into a forum. This > >>> dramaticallychanges the
content and discourse, effecting the S/N ratio.> >>> Email is great as it
allows well thought out and reasoned messages > >>> on asubject. I can reply
when I want and it's direct. A forum is > >>> subject tocensorship and
pettiness which is all to common in amateur > >>> radio today. Mywords can be
changed and edited by anyone with > >>> database access.> >> Excuse my
ignorance but I don't see the distinction between the > >> two. The Mailman
lists like this one all have administrators that can > >> moderate the list
which means that some stuff doesn't get posted > >> (censored) based on their
particular agenda. The contesting reflector > >> is moderated while TT is not.>
>>> >> It sounds like there are some minor (?) problems with groups.io >
>> but IMO the benefits far outweigh the problems.> >>> >> Cheers,Steve
K7LXCTT ADMIN> >> PS - Someone mentioned no ads on groups.io. While there
aren't any > >> commercial "ads" on TT, I don't discourage anyone from posting
about > >> some offer that may be of interest to TT'ers. After all, over half
of > >> what's discussed has to do with buying something.> >>
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