[Xitami] Is this list finished?

[John Jonas]

I've seen a couple of  comments here concerning a potential problem with 
email addresses in the archive.  But no one has mentioned the 
registration requirements for forums.  In the case of the InReview site, 
reading their "Privacy Policy", shows you have no privacy from them or 
anyone else they want to give your information to.  Considering all of 
the pop-up ads they have, I'm sure my already over-burdened spam filter 
would be getting an additional workout, if I was foolish enough to 
register with them.  The ads are bad enough, but I understand that 
something has to pay their bills, but a blatant we can do anything we 
want with your information is totally unacceptable.

PS: Don't respond saying they have an opt-out provision, because we all 
know that by the time you opt-out the damage is already done, if it has 
any meaning at all.

cwmoreland@triad.rr.com wrote:

>Forums are nice because archived messages are so much easier to browse and search. Several times I have gone to the Xitami archives (when I can even find them) looking for information that I know has been covered before, only to have to read through tons of listings. And then, if I find a topic of interest, I have to track down the replies, because nothing is threaded.
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>A forum can give you the best of both worlds. MUCH better organization, archiving, and searching. AND, most forum scripts let you "subscribe", so everything still comes in via email. You never have to visit the forum, unless you want to make a post. And you can post without giving an email address.
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>>I second what Simon said. KEEP THE LIST! Forget forums.
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>>Simon wrote:
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>>>Hello Xitami,
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>>>I've  been  following  the  threads  about starting new Xitami 
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>>support>forums over the last week, and have noticed an urgency by 
>>some to move
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>>>away  completle  from  list  support.  I  don't understand the 
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>>urgency>myself,  but  there you go. So is this list going to be 
>>closed? If web
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>>>based  support  is  set  up,  will this list be abandoned in 
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>>favour of
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>>>forums?  I know I won't be frequenting forums as lists are far 
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>>quicker>& much more effective.
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>>>- --
>>>Slán,
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