Author: Jasmine Baer
Date: 18:47:07 12/26/05
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On December 26, 2005 at 18:47:52, Bo Persson wrote: >On December 26, 2005 at 17:42:51, Jasmine Baer wrote: > >>On December 26, 2005 at 06:02:29, Bo Persson wrote: >> >>>On December 25, 2005 at 20:14:21, Jasmine Baer wrote: >>>> >>>>The horse and buggy were pretty cool, too. :-) >>> >>> >>>But some of us have been doing this for 7 years (or soemting). >>> >>>It's not just because we are old and stupid, that we have kept it the way it is >>>- clean and simple. It's because it just works. We can concentrate on the >>>content, not the form. >>> >>>Bo Persson >>Check your tone, please. How arrogant to imply that you know so much more just >>because you have been around here for 7 years. > >It's not me, it's the forum. It has been like this for a very long time, and a >lot of us are still here. So it can't be totally broken, can it? > >>Did I, or anyone, imply that you are old and stupid? > >We are using a horse and buggy, right? :-) > >>I like clean and simple, but did you know there are actually forums that ARE >>clean and simple, yet allow for much better organization of subjects? > >I don't have any problems with the way it is. We are now being offered a fix for >soemthing that is not broken. > >> >>I don't think anyone is suggesting changing the forum format just to make it >>more colorful. At least I sure hope that is not the case. > >Except for these suggestions: > >of course there are some technical better boardscripts, like >- vBulletin >- Invisionboard > >These scripts are the state of art and are much more userfriendly in my opinion. >They offer the users a bunch of useful features like >- two or three ways of representation (threaded, flat, hybrid) >- Printing and emailing opportunities of the thread, some boardscripts are also >able to convert the thread to a pdf-file... >- Excellent use of RSS-Feeds >- Very good functional search >- Bookmarking a thread >- Powerful Admin-Tools >- Much better formating of the text, so it is much easier to read. >- Possibility of individual hacks, like inserting diagramms, playable games in >the board >- Automatic links >- file attachments >- and so on > >etc > >>I would hope that there are better reasons for keeping this forum the way it is >>other than, "It has always been like this." For example, maybe this forum is >>much more stable than other alternatives. Perhaps it requires less maintenance, >>etc. > >It isn't a horse and buggy, it's more like a Honda driven for 7 years. It has >always taken us where we want to go. There are no complaints. Why buy a new car? > > >Bo Persson Having only owned Honda for the past 15+ years, I see your point. But, if I could, at no extra cost to me vs. Honda, would I buy Acura? Hmm... -JTB
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