Re: [Harp-L] harp-l "forum" in future?

[Harp Explorer <harpexplorer1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Huh...I never really think of myself as "most aggressive." Is that a good
thing or a bad thing? j/k

I think of mailing lists as having the least barriers to joining. There's
one instrument forum I frequent which launches so many fancy background
processes that it slows my older computer down to a crawl. I'd argue that
such stuff is probably more exclusionary of less affluent folks than a
mailing list.

To me, it sounds like you like the functions of online forums... but don't
like that they lack the content and quality of Harp-L.

That's a poser. given that in spite of all those online harmonica forums
you were talking about, none of them have apparently attracted all the
quality users from the list.

Well, to each his or her own!


On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 5:35 PM, Opus314 . <opus314@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Just wondering if there has ever been any talk of moving harp-l from an
> email list to a standard online "forum".
>
> And if not I'm curious about the reasons... other than "this is the way we
> have always done it" :)
>
> I've used email list for years but over recent years have become fond of
> the 'forum' format.
>
> Anther concern is membership. It is fairly easy to discover online forums
> and there are a number of active harmonica forums... The email list is, in
> the opinion of many, old technology and is not as 'visible' to, other than
> the most aggressive, potential new members.
>
> But, maybe the email list keeps it more exclusive... I dunno?
>
> bth, who are the list admins and/or owners? Just wondering.
>
> No problem either way. Great group.
>
> thanks,
>
> Opus314
> *figure it out*
>