RE: Switch to a web forum rather than email

From: Hon Wai Lai <honwai@bumble.u-net.com>
Date: Sat Apr 09 2005 - 15:22:39 EDT

The picture is at the bottom of the page.

-----Original Message-----
From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On
Behalf Of glennmorton@entouch.net
Sent: 09 April 2005 18:02
To: glennmorton@entouch.net; Iain Strachan
Cc: Hon Wai Lai; asa@calvin.edu
Subject: Re: Switch to a web forum rather than email

The archives certainly strip them.

http://www.calvin.edu/archive/asa/200504/0176.html

On Sat Apr 9 10:31 , Iain Strachan sent:

On Apr 9, 2005 2:57 PM, glennmorton@entouch.net
<glennmorton@entouch.net> wrote:

For me, there are features on a web based approach one can't use in
email. One can post pictures to aid in the discussion. This is
especially helpful when dealing with people who have never seen geology.

Is there any reason why one can't attach pictures to emails to ASA?
It's perfectly possible to attach them in emails normally, or even to
embed them inline. I've done it many times with Microsoft Outlook
Express, for instance.

Iain

 

On Sat Apr 9 5:39 , "Hon Wai Lai" sent:

Terry,

If the motivation for a web-based forum is to deal with the heavy volume
of emails, it seems to me this can be adequately dealt with by each
member setting up filtering rules in their emailing software.

Most emailing softwares like Microsoft Outlook have filtering system (go
to Tools/Rules Wizard) that immediately moves arriving emails with
specified characteristics to specified folders. I set up rules that move
all emails sent to "asa@calvin.edu" into folder Inbox/ASA discussion.
This way, all non-personal emails are always separated from personal
ones which usually require a high level of attention. I would look at
the ASA discussion folder every few days, sort them by sender or by
subject header. This allows me to efficiently identify informative
emails from "noise" or uninteresting ones, as I know from past emails
the senders who tend to post informative materials. I can also quickly
delete a group of emails by the same subject header if the initial
postings are not of interest. Filtering rules can also delete emails
automatically with certain characteristics e.g. from particular senders.

If ASA members follow the convention of prefacing subject headers by
some standardised topic title in square brackets (e.g. [YEC], [ID],
[ethical issues], [Vernon's wacky ideas] etc.), the filtering rule can
move emails into subfolders in the designated "ASA discussion" folder.
This system imitates the threading system of a web-based forum.

I find emails very convenient. Checking up a website, and clicking on
links are troublesome. Moreover, I archive a small portion of the emails
into subfolders with an informative names for future reference.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu

> [asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu','','','')">asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On
Behalf Of Terry M. Gray
> Sent: 09 April 2005 06:16
> To: asa@calvin.edu
> Subject: Re: Switch to a web forum rather than email
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I received 8 responses to my question. 6 of 8 favored the web forum
> style. 7 of 9 if you count my vote.
>
> I think it's worth a try--we will need to give it a month or so to
> get used to it and then we can reevaluate. I'm hoping to incorporate
> some features such as email or RSS notification of feeds. The
> software I'm currently using has a "check for posts since I last
> visited" feature that helps you track things.
>
> I could also send out a daily email to the list with a link to forums
> to help us transition.
>
> As you all know, we've been averaging 20 or so posts per day.
>
> Since we had such a small response, I'd like to allow for a bit more
> discussion, this time on-list. If you feel strongly about it one way
> or another (especially if you are against the idea), please post your
> opinion. Let's try not to get bogged down on this topic with quips
> and complaints but if you have a case to make one way or another
> please do it.
>
> I will also entertain a few questions about how it all works if
> you've never used anything like this before.
>
> TG
>
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> Terry M. Gray, Ph.D., Computer Support Scientist
> Chemistry Department, Colorado State University
> Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
> grayt@lamar.colostate.edu
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>

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