I was waiting for this email based format to mature into something with a tad more zing. Bound to happen eventually. I have regularly lurked and occasionally contributed to the trailer sailor forum that Todd speaks of. Personally, I have always found the 'tree' style of navigation a little trying. I have also spent some time on the style of (Messing About) forum that Frank hosts. It is a lot more intuitive and flows much easier. With Franks forums the only negative that might relate to me personally is this overall 'churchy' kind of feel. The Trailer Sailors that Todd frequents doesn't seem that way from my perspective. I will support either format that ends up growing....but I would prefer the Messing About angle. My 2 cents. ...oh and one nice thing about the Messing About format is you can choose an option in your settings that sends you a single email to let you know someone has contributed to a thread you started or have contributed to. You then just click on a link that takes you to that specific conversation. I like that. Tim BTW...BOB....and more news of Willy? Stories or images? ============================================================ -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Howard Audsley Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 5:37 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Trailer Sailor Montgomery Forum I don't want to dampen the enthusiasm for the Montgomery Forum, but consider this as me suggesting an alternative? We now have two Montgomery sites: http://www.msog.org/ http://www.msogphotosite.com/ The owner's registry: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Montyowners/ This email list and now the trailer sailer forum. By my count that is at least 5 different Internet resources that doesn't include the various owner sites. It may be time we consider consolidating all these under one roof. The guy who hosts my company website has this site, which includes most of the features we have and want (photos, forums, etc). There is a lot there when you start looking: http://www.messing-about.com/index.php Of note is the forums (which now hosts personal blogs): http://www.messing-about.com/forums/ These forums work different than the Trailer Sailer type (includes photos, etc.), and in my opinion, the threads are easier to navigate. Less clicking. I keep track of about 5 or 6 forums and most use this structure. Anyway, Frank has a Potter, but knows knows Montgomery's. I think he can offer a good alternative to what we have grown into. Something to consider. Howard On Oct 10, 2008, at 8:18 PM, George Morrison wrote:
http://bbs.trailersailor.com/forums/montgomery/index.cgi This is new, and should be GREAT! You can link photos in you messages, and the way post threads are done is "way cool" too. It's about time Trailer Sailer started a Montgomery Forum. Take a look at the other forums too, lots of interesting stuff.
Cheers, George M15 #319, San Jose, CA _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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