Making change will always get resistance, including from myself.
But a modern forum no doubt is far better than the old list platform.
Yahoo, Gmail and probably most other mail programs are all web based.
So a web based forum is not going to be any slower, if the graphic
content and java scripts are kept at a minimum.

Setting up a modern forum is not difficult. They are free from many
web hosting sites. But cost of web hosting could grow out of control
if traffic out of the forum site grows out of control.

With the current list platform it is impossible to respond to posts
interactively. Yahoo very often delays list emails until the next
morning. It is very difficult to search the archive. There is no
storage for photos. Many of the discussion are taken offline so
a lot of discussions are started on the list but get offline and
gone afterwards.

Why resisting the change?

David

--- Gary Bawden <goldfieldgary@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Hi Volks,
>
> Just my two cents: I like the current format. Many of us who live out
> in the boonies find dealing with websites to be a PITA (slow speeds,
> etc.). For example, I signed up on Karl Mullendore's Diesel site, and
> while I am happy to see a more specialized forum, it's just not the
> same as what we have here - - more of a community, folksy and open. I
> like that.
>
> Gary
>
> > Date:    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:45:23 -0700
> > From:    Jim Arnott <jr.arnott@GMAIL.COM>
> > Subject: Re: Who is the Manager of this list?
> >
> > With regard to the original question, I am.
> >
> > I'm not ignoring you all, I'm listening.  Haven't come to any
> > conclusions yet, but I AM listening.
> >
>
> > 1.) trim, trim, trim.  We are all aware of what's gone before.
>