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Subject:Re: New platform-www.vanagon.us.com?
From:Neil2
Date:Wed, 21 May 2008 11:11:05 -0700

Me too and thanks.

On 5/20/08, Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> There's another point that I think should be made here, and that is that
> there have been a great many people that have joined the list and left
> again
> because of the volume of mail. A BBS would provide an alternative, possibly
> keep those people in the fold, at least peripherally, instead of driving
> them off. There would be other benefits, such as posting pictures in the
> post that refers to them, instead of having them linked out to flickr or
> some such where they could be 'lost', or disassociated from the post.
> As I said, I think an effective hybrid would be the best of both worlds;
> having said that, I would prefer it stay solely email rather than have an
> ineffective hybrid. Setting up a parallel system would allow us to test and
> experience the thing before a final decision was made.
>
> My .04
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> On 5/20/08, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > On May 20, 2008, at 3:00 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote:
> >
> > PLEASE keep Gerry as an email subscription List!!
> >>
> >> I'll send money as necessary, I'll put Gerry's box in my shed but
> >> PLEASE, no
> >> VBulletin software, I beg of you.
> >>
> >
> > Ditto!
> >
> > Mr. BZ
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 9:34 AM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> At 12:02 PM 5/20/2008, Stuart MacMillan wrote...
> >>>
> >>> So it looks like Vanagon.com 1.0  has to upgrade to something
> >>>> more Web
> >>>> 2.0
> >>>> after ten years! One suggestion is to move to a supported platform
> >>>> like www.vbulletin.com
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> If there be a net god, please NO. An email reflector is just fine,
> >>> thank you very much.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jake
> >> 1984 Vanagon GL
> >> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> >> Crescent Beach, BC
> >> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> >> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
> >>
> >
>

--
Neil
'82 Diesel Westy
Peace of