[Xitami] unsubscribe
Dale Start
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Bill Warren wrote:
>how do i get off this list?
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>thanks,
>bw
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>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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>>-----Original Message-----
>>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
>>
>>
>>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
>>
>>
>>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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