Hello all, I being a new member here didn't want to suggest it because I understand changing is difficult. But since it's up for discussion, yahoo is old and clunky compared to the forum interfaces that are available now. Add a pic by clicking a button. Ad a link..same thing...very much like a word processor. Listservers were created when the web was inly text based and do not take full advantage of the now common graphical interfaces. If you guys think it might be worth doing, I'll look into what it would take. Meanwhile...ya'll think about who wants to babysit it...that's the thing! Cheers, Jazz On Jan 27, 2016 2:55 PM, "Dave Scobie" <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
the last time changing from the email system to a forum was discussed, about three or four years ago, it was resoundly 'voted down' by the group members. folks found forums to be difficult and/or not wanting to learn a new system. the other concern was loosing the email list members in the transition to a new location.
currently there is -
* email list (limited photo abilities and no ability to search old posts) * facebook page (lots of folks don't want facebook because of personal date being public and/or 'mined' by facebook) * trailersailor sub-forum (can post pictures, though photos are deleted after a few years) * MSOG - old info in www-pages and how one can join/remove self from email list. no updates to old info currently planned. * MSOGphoto - old info in www-pages. in process of being updated (yes, slowly) and will be available for user-submitted photos and m-boat project reports.
future -
* do we want to go to facebook? * do we want to go to a forum (i can host forum space and create a moderator system that i, as a builder, does control)? * yahoo group? * stay with what we have (see 'currently' above)?
let us share opinions.
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