Author: Stuart Cracraft
Date: 11:06:54 12/27/05
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On December 26, 2005 at 21:47:07, Jasmine Baer wrote: >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 Okay you guys -- here's a reason. I have been driving luxury cars for the past 5 years. These are extremely pricey to buy and hell to maintain. So they subtract from my enjoyment. I am considering instead a car some guys I know have. It is a geek-mobile and heavily computerized. It is the Toyota Prius. Why not stay with the old luxury cars for the comfort? The answer begs the question. Because it is obvious. Then again, the operator of this bulletin board is on record that it doesn't turn a profit and motivation for it is not major from his point of view. I perfectly understand. Profit drives business. It is a hard issue. Stuart
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