I wrote:
> I seriously propose that rara-avis-l consider
migrating from the now
> quite antiquated Yahoo Groups format to vBulletin or
another similar
> system that allows for far wider functionality,
including choosing
the
> threads one wishes to subscribe to, having user
profiles and
avatars,
> offering basic HTML coding for bold, italic, etc.,
offering
emoticons,
> etc., etc. Yahoo Groups has in my observation
deteriorated to a
format
> for the clueless, with a very low signal-to-noise
ratio in most
> groups. Ours is an exception, but I think it's time
we got out of
here.
I should add: one would also have the ability to edit one's
own posts
(how many times have you wished to do that, bothered by a
mis-spelling or a mis-statement of fact?); to send private
messages through the board itself; to do advanced searches;
to have "buddy" and "ignore" lists; and so on.
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