Spelling is a minor issue; the full range of functionalities
is a major issue. A key point: the way Yahoo Groups is set
up, I can receive all emails; a daily digest; or no emails at
all. What I can't do is decide which topics and threads are
of interest to me and receive update notices on just those
topics. Once you have gotten used to the ability to do that,
the lack of ability to do it is frankly somewhat infuriating.
Think of all the annoyance that was created by the endless
back-and-forth on Altman's The Long Goodbye, which could have
been easily resolved if people could decide to subscribe to
that thread or not, based on their preference.
Formats move on and improve. The "no frills" approach strikes
me as antiquated and very lacking in user-friendliness, and I
am scarcely a technological determinist.
Mark
On 2/18/08, jacquesdebierue <
jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
<rara-avis-l%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Mark R. Harris"
> <brokerharris@...> wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> I strongly prefer the no frills format. And spelling
is not the point
> here, content is. We are not writing for posterity
but chatting about
> topics that interest us. Our utterances are
perishable (just like we are).
>
> Best,
>
> mrt
>
>
>
-- Mark R. Harris 2122 W. Russet Court #8 Appleton WI 54914 (920) 470-9855 brokerharris@gmail.com
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