[DMCForum] Re: Appeal for a move to a more MODERN FORMAT

["ryanpwright" <yahoo1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxx> wrote:
> There already are web based DeLorean forums...  Do
> they not offer the features you talk about below?
> 
> I have been tempted to join Tamir's forum, but fear
> having to read yet another list..  Believe it or not,
> I do have other things going on in my life that are
> not DeLorean related!  :)

Tamir's forum is exactly what I'm after. But I don't see a lot of
people there. Quite frankly, I've grown attached to the people here.
Tamir also has way too many discussion areas. There should just be
one, for all purpose DeLorean discussion, and maybe another for
offtopic/religious/whatever. There aren't enough members for what he's
doing. Yeah, when you have 40,000 users you have to do this, but with
a few hundred to a thousand or so it's silly.

> If it does not cost you anything Ryan, go ahead and
> give it a try...  The real test will be if people use
> it.

Nope. I'm not going to setup yet another DeLorean forum and further
segregate the community. The only way I'd agree to do it is if another
forum wanted to shut down and redirect it's members.

> BTW, how are archives handled?  How long are the
> retained? 

As long as the site owner wants. I like "forever". 

> and can they be modified or deleted??  One
> thing I like about the e-mail format is once the
> message goes out EVERYONE gets a copy... making it
> hard to go back and change later.  

Again, there are mods for phpBB that allow members to subscribe to
entire forums. Meaning everyone gets a copy of everything that is
posted, no different than what you're used to here.

Heck, there might even be support for replying via email. So it would
look just like an email list to you. Not positive on this though.

> Those web based
> forums usually allow people to edit messages after the
> fact, which I don't like.

Few things,

1. That's an option the admin can set. It's simple to disallow.
2. phpBB will post a notice saying the message was edited, by whom,
and the date & time.
3. If you're subscribed, you'd get a copy of the message before the
edit emailed to you anyway.

You know, for crying out loud, if people wanted to strictly keep a
"mailing list" there are better ways to do it than Yahoo or Google. A
private list with a spiffy web interface could be setup that would act
just like this one, but not suck. I'm sure there are plugins somewhere
for majordomo, etc.

-Ryan

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