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Thu, 3 Feb 2005 09:22:33 -0500

how do i get off this list?

thanks,
bw
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Timothy Wright" <tgw529@msn.com>
To: <xitami@lists.xitami.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 9:28 PM
Subject: [Xitami] unsubscribe

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> From: xitami-admin@lists.xitami.org [mailto:xitami-admin@lists.xitami.org]
> On Behalf Of R O
> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 7:56 PM
> To: xitami@lists.xitami.org
> Subject: Re: [Xitami] Community
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> IRC is really just a community of common users who realize the benefit of
> instant help.  However, i am not of any software company offering support
> through IRC - its just their own communities that have informally created
> and participate in that medium.  WebForums are the best and most modern 
> way
> of offering support.
>
> -R
>
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> Russel P. Olinger
> (310) 466-3399
> rolinger1@hotmail.com
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>>From: "Johannes Prost" <xitami@pastryworld.ca>
>>Reply-To: xitami@lists.xitami.org
>>To: xitami@lists.xitami.org
>>Subject: Re: [Xitami] Community
>>Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 16:36:10 -0600
>>
>>as David stated correct, say 3 different forms of communication wan't do
>>good for the users who
>>have questions and wan't do good for our great product, xitami. And as 
>>long
>
>>as the messages from an
>>IRC are not archived or listed for look up in some way, this communication
>>way will be ONLY helpful
>>for the ones who are  "live online". Plus the timezones problems.
>>A combination of webforum and mailinglist to one channel of support is in
>>my view the best (easiest
>>? ) way to achive. How to do that, I don't know right now.
>>
>>Johannes
>>
>>
>>Am 2 Feb 2005 um 21:07 hat Thomas geschrieben:
>>
>> > This isn't specifically aimed at your post Johannes, but I feel I must
>> > correct a common misconception: Adding an IRC channel, webforum or
>> > whatever will NOT remove the mailinglist. It will still be here, it 
>> > will
>> > still be used. The other tools are there to improve on the Xitami
>> > community, not degrade it.
>> >
>> > The more methods we have available for communication, the better. A lot
>> > of people hate mailinglists, a lot of people can't stand forums and
>> > quite a lot believe IRC to be the work of the devil. It is impossible 
>> > to
>> > satisfy everybody, so why not enable Xitami users to use whatever form
>> > they personally feel best?
>> >
>> > Of course it would be best if the people behind Xitami just took care 
>> > of
>> > all this and made the best information hub ever, but seeing as that
>> > probably wont happen, I believe it is up to us users to take the helm
>> > and move the community forward.
>> >
>> > Here's my opinion:
>> >
>> > IRC chat > Great!
>> > Webforum > Great!
>> > Mailinglist > Great!
>> >
>> > Why this reluctance to try something new? If it fails, we can always
>> > fall back to the current system. It's not the end of the world.  :o)
>> >
>> > Sincerely,
>> > Thomas
>> >
>> >
>> > Johannes Prost wrote:
>> >
>> > >Hello Members,
>> > >
>> > >here my opinion to this discussion
>> > >
>> > >IRC chat > absolute not
>> > >webforum > ok, accepted
>> > >mailinglist > preferred
>> > >
>> > >I had a look at the archives and the only thing which is missing for
>>convenience sake is, to mak
>>e
>> > >it easier to search. I'm with this list now for a bit over a year, and
>>i can't get rid  of the
>> > >assumption that, as Ted pointed out, there are a lot people subscribed
>>and lurking this list, bu
>>t
>> > >they are not "active" members. Why should the behavior change with a
>>IRC or webforum ? Would tho
>>se
>> > >people more willing to help and give answers because we would have now
>>a forum or IRC ?
>> > >
>> > >I'm not familiar with php, perl, cgi, to be able to answer the
>>questions as I would like to, but
>>
>> > >the ones I can, I try to. And with a mailinglist I can stay in the 
>> > >same
>
>>way tuned as with a
>> > >webforum. I can only read the mail (answer) as soon as it is sent, not
>>earlier ! Those 30/ 60
>> > >seconds difference, hey come on, that's even nonsense to argue about.
>>And in regards to IRC; wha
>>t's
>> > >about timezones ???? Is everyone really sitting 24/7 in front of the
>>computer to make sure to ca
>>tch
>> > >every message which arrives ? What is then about the not so active
>>members i mentioned earlier ?
>>
>> > >What is the one sitting 24/7 waiting for ??
>> > >
>> > >I'm in no way upset or disappointed, but those are only some objective
>>views/thoughts I want to
>>
>> > >through into this discussion. The "newest and fanciest" stuff is not
>>every time the best what it
>>
>> > >looks in the first place.
>> > >
>> > >Johannes
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
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