My other favourite forum, TalkBass, uses the ubiquitous VBulletin software
and it is full of the same  repeated questions, just like the List.

Newbies ignore the NEWBIE Stickies and wade right in, asking the same dumb
questions over and over.

There is no linking of the same subject.

You can't really ignore threads by subject because of the interesting
digressions.  Just like the List, you have to ignore the boring people!   :)

Use Google for your Archive searches and Gmail for your subscription and
you'll never miss a thing!  :)

Hang in there Gerry, don't let them grind you down!!

On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 7:08 PM, John Runberg <jrunberg@mac.com> wrote:

> Huh. who woulda thought people loved the volume of email so much :) ?
>
> Alternate position (at least to most I've read) -- use forum software
> that emails new posts out to those that want them. In a perfect
> world, allow people to post from email. Alright, who's first to swing
> at me?
>
> Seriously, there are a couple distinct benefits to a more modern
> system (note, I didn't say forum, just something more modern).
>
> - ability to post pictures
> - ability to do a decent search in a reasonable amount of time
> - possibly a large reduction in duplicate posts (tires, coolant, etc...)
> - ability to link to older posts / threads that answer a common question
> - ability to easily ignore topics that don't interest you (instead of
> wading through page after page of it)
>
> Full Moon Bus Club (if someone mentioned it already, I'm sorry.
> Haven't been keeping up on my Gerry) works really well using a forum
> and honestly I think it's better in some ways and not as good in others.
>
> To each their own...
>
> john
>

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