[SEL] Curious

[Rob Skinner]

On Jan 3, 2008, at 10:08 AM, Best, George wrote:

> I'm curious as to why people haven't been using the new ATIS forums.
>
> Is it because Harry's Smokstak already provides that service and no  
> one
> sees a need for another?
>
> I know that many years ago these email lists were handy because some
> people (like myself) had email, but didn't have internet access.  I  
> have
> internet access now, but in the beginning of ATIS I only had email.
>
> Curious as to whether anyone on the list still only has email access.
>
> I still like the email list as you can often get responses quicker.
>
> George



Because web based message exchange is not nearly as pragmatic as email.

I think the popularity of web forums is fed by the aol/webtv crowd who  
are force fed browser based email, and therefore don't really  
differentiate between web forums and mailing lists.

Rob