Folks, this thread is wayyyyy off topic and, to me, it's the
most boring off topic subject that's ever come up here. I
couldn't care less about changing formats and I'll bet
Dashiel Hammett wouldn't either.
Patrick King
--- "Mark R. Harris" <
brokerharris@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is what I wrote:
>
> "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 don't see how a careful reading of what I wrote
in
> any way suggests that I
> am calling rara-avis-l members "clueless."
It's
> specifically because we're
> not that I'm suggesting we migrate. I'm puzzled
by
> your comeback, in short.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> On 2/18/08, Ivan Van Laningham <
ivanlan9@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All--
> > You "like this group" despite saying,
"Yahoo
> Groups has in my
> > observation deteriorated to a format for
the
> clueless"?
> >
> > You're not going to persuade a bunch of
us
> "clueless" to follow your
> > lead that way.
> >
> > Metta,
> > Ivan
> >
> > On Feb 18, 2008 10:51 AM, Mark R.
Harris
> <
brokerharris@gmail.com<brokerharris%40gmail.com>>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > That would require more ambition than I
possess
> at this point. :) And I
> > > *like* this group -- I see no need to
rival it,
> but it should not get
> > stuck
> > > in what is rapidly becoming the
technological
> past. That was why I
> > raised
> > > these points.
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > >
> > > On 2/18/08, Dave Zeltserman
> <
dz@hardluckstories.com<dz%40hardluckstories.com>>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Mark
> > > >
> > > > There is nothing preventing you from
starting
> a RARA AVIS type group
> > on
> > > > vBulletin or similar platform. If it
proves
> superior to YAHOO groups
> > > > and you do a good enough job with it,
I'm sure
> people here would
> > > > eventually migrate over to it. --Dave
Z.
> > > >
> > > > --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
>
<rara-avis-l%40yahoogroups.com><rara-avis-l%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Mark
> > >
> > > > R. Harris"
<brokerharris@...>
> > > > 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.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mark R. Harris
> > > 2122 W. Russet Court #8
> > > Appleton WI 54914
> > > (920) 470-9855
> > >
brokerharris@gmail.com
> <brokerharris%40gmail.com>
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have
been
> removed]
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Ivan Van Laningham
> > God N Locomotive Works
> > http://www.pauahtun.org/
> >
> >
>
http://www.python.org/workshops/1998-11/proceedings/papers/laningham/laningham.html
> > Army Signal Corps: Cu Chi, Class of
'70
> > Author: Teach Yourself Python in 24
Hours
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Mark R. Harris
> 2122 W. Russet Court #8
> Appleton WI 54914
> (920) 470-9855
>
brokerharris@gmail.com
>
>
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> removed]
>
>
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