[TowerTalk] time to modernize the reflector

[Matthew Kaufman]

No. Groups.io works just fine as an email reflector only.

On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 4:34 PM Bryan Fields <Bryan at bryanfields.net> wrote:

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> On 8/24/19 6:25 PM, GaryK9GS wrote:
> > My big gripe with groups.io is that it does not quote the message being
> > replied to  when using the web interface.   There is a way to do it but
> it is
> > not the default and it is not easy to find. What ends up happening is
> there is
> > no context for the reply.73,Gary K9GS
>
> You're asking to transform an email list into a forum.  This dramatically
> changes the content and discourse, effecting the S/N ratio.
>
> Email is great as it allows well thought out and reasoned messages on a
> subject.  I can reply when I want and it's direct.  A forum is subject to
> censorship and pettiness which is all to common in amateur radio today. My
> words can be changed and edited by anyone with database access.  Sure an
> admin
> could mess with the archives on a list, but there's thousands of
> independent
> messages already out there.
>
> People will say it's "easier" to use a forum.  These same people will take
> no
> time to learn how to use email effectively.  Email requires strong written
> communications skills, and coalescing thoughts into an overall logical
> construction.  This makes it much easier for people to read and respond to
> emails on a list.  It's the bulwark of the S/N ratio.
>
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