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Subject: RE: Forum outage
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 14:09:10 -0700
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I think this is not something to address in the abstract. =20

I suggest visiting the OOo forums and seeing for yourself how=20
they work and what might be appealing to people who prefer using
their browser to obtain support, find useful information, etc.

Start here: <http://user.services.openoffice.org/>.

Also, not all mailing-list systems are created equal.  If you
have registered an ID at OpenOffice.org, go here and see=20
what being logged-in with your ID provides:
<http://openoffice.org/projects/www/lists>. =20

Those lists also
have the usual manage-by-email provisions, but isn't this nice?
Visit the archive of a popular one, visit a post, notice that
replies can be made from your browser (no quoting or threading
though [:<(.

These are not substitutes for each other, even though there is
certainly overlap in what people can accomplish using them. It
is, in particular, not a one-size-fits-all deal.

 - Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Holtzman [mailto:holtzm@cox.net]=20
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 13:14
To: ooo-users@incubator.apache.org
Subject: Re: Forum outage

On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 07:47:31PM +0200, Andreas S=C3=A4ger wrote:
> Am 30.09.2011 18:35, Doug wrote:
> >If anybody cares, I *hate* forums. With a list, you get a bit of
> >everything,
>=20
> If it is an emotional question then it is about the end user's
> emotions rather than yours.
> End user support by mailing lists simply does not work. The
> acceptance is extremely low. Same with the overall quality of
> service due to the technical restrictions.

Could you please expand on your objection to mailing lists?

>=20
> >and you can select those things that interest you.
> >With a forum, you can only ask a specific question and wait for an
> >answer, and you will never learn about anything else.
> >(Yes, I know you can read the posts, but it is a lot more trouble, =
and
> >not worth the time and effort.)
> >And you have to sign in all the time--it doesn't just appear on
> >your screen. Sign-ins are a pain!
> >Just my 2=C2=A2 doug
>=20
> Obviously, you have no clue what you are talking about.

Again, could you please expand on your opinion?

--=20
Bob Holtzman
If you think you're getting free lunch,=20
check the price of the beer.
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