Comments on: Invasion of the Forums http://blogs.gnome.org/kbrae/2009/07/28/invasion-of-the-forums/ Open Thoughts -- Just another GNOME Blogs weblog Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:37:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kbrae http://blogs.gnome.org/kbrae/2009/07/28/invasion-of-the-forums/comment-page-1/#comment-29 kbrae Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:27:09 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/kbrae/?p=21#comment-29 @Jerome: Most of these can directly be attributed to the user, or using a bad tool. I do see all of them in forums all the time, too. And a good MUA can make working with mailing-lists a breeze. :) Regarding the web-interfaces you're quite right -- pretty much the point of all this. Had he used a decent MUA... @Jerome: Most of these can directly be attributed to the user, or using a bad tool. I do see all of them in forums all the time, too. And a good MUA can make working with mailing-lists a breeze. :)
Regarding the web-interfaces you’re quite right — pretty much the point of all this. Had he used a decent MUA…

]]> By: Jerome http://blogs.gnome.org/kbrae/2009/07/28/invasion-of-the-forums/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Jerome Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:35:56 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/kbrae/?p=21#comment-27 There are lots of problems with mailings lists that makes reading them a nightmare. People use different clients that might produce or not standard output and people use different quoting styles. - Different quote and reply styles: top, bottom and intermixed. - Different character sets - Bad reflow text - With word wrap or without word wrap These are just some of problems found even using a good mail/newsreader client. Web interfaces to mailing lists are horrendous. Someone should find a better system. There are lots of problems with mailings lists that makes reading them a nightmare.

People use different clients that might produce or not standard output and people use different quoting styles.

- Different quote and reply styles: top, bottom and intermixed.
- Different character sets
- Bad reflow text
- With word wrap or without word wrap

These are just some of problems found even using a good mail/newsreader client.

Web interfaces to mailing lists are horrendous.

Someone should find a better system.

]]> By: kbrae http://blogs.gnome.org/kbrae/2009/07/28/invasion-of-the-forums/comment-page-1/#comment-26 kbrae Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:15:50 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/kbrae/?p=21#comment-26 If you're happy with the conversion -- sure. But you wouldn't go ahead and claim you need a newsgroup rather than a mailing-list, because you can't handle your NNTP client, now would you? If you’re happy with the conversion — sure. But you wouldn’t go ahead and claim you need a newsgroup rather than a mailing-list, because you can’t handle your NNTP client, now would you?

]]> By: Chris Hills http://blogs.gnome.org/kbrae/2009/07/28/invasion-of-the-forums/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Chris Hills Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:46:14 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/kbrae/?p=21#comment-25 I dislike mailing lists too. Thankfully there is a wonderful mail to nntp gateway called gmane. I dislike mailing lists too. Thankfully there is a wonderful mail to nntp gateway called gmane.

]]> By: pel http://blogs.gnome.org/kbrae/2009/07/28/invasion-of-the-forums/comment-page-1/#comment-24 pel Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:25:42 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/kbrae/?p=21#comment-24 I've seen this so many times already and I really can't wrap my head around this "logic". Some insight to their reasoning would be nice - I'm a pretty positive guy so I'll assume that they're not all dumb. I’ve seen this so many times already and I really can’t wrap my head around this “logic”. Some insight to their reasoning would be nice – I’m a pretty positive guy so I’ll assume that they’re not all dumb.

]]> By: Coward Anonymous http://blogs.gnome.org/kbrae/2009/07/28/invasion-of-the-forums/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Coward Anonymous Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:34:54 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/kbrae/?p=21#comment-22 C'mon... I am too curious. Spell out the name of the mailing-list. C’mon… I am too curious. Spell out the name of the mailing-list.

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