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At 05:17 PM 12/13/2004, Ray Hernandez wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > > This is going to be a dupe to Brian, since my mailer reply's to the >user and not the list. :) > > I don't think Ed was proposing a replacement for the mailing list. I >think it could be a useful resource to enhance the mailing list. An IRC >chatroom could be viewed as an alternative way to relate to other nag >members. I agree that the mailing list archives are a great resource >that I can search around in, and I would hate to see them go away, but >there are those times when I am looking for some quick info on a >question I have that may not warrant filling someone's inbox with. > > I would hope that nag members would not see this as something trying to >replace a mailing list, but something that allows a user to exchange >information/ideas/opinions in a more informal manner. >- --Ray What can a person communicate via a chatroom that can't be communicated just as efficiently, if not more so, via e-mail? I would not want such a thing used in my shop precisely because the things that should be recorded in e-mail would be less likely to become part of the record. We computer geeks have a hard enough time documenting our work as it is. And why worry about filling an inbox? E-mail storage is cheap these days. I have probably 15 years worth of e-mails around -- I hardly delete anything (other than spam) and it's not in any way a threat to my disk space resources. Each time I touch that chatroom type of communication I come away more puzzled than ever as to why so many people like it. People say try it, you'll like it. I've tried it. Each time I do I like it less. I guess it's just one of the great mysteries of the universe. John Gorentz W.K. Kellogg Biological Station