What do you think of web forums instead of newsgroups?

I dislike web forums just because of the layers of content, and the fact that I dont get the data locally, I'm a mailing list kind of guy.  I'll give this a go, I'm an IT professional and still have a difficult time with this software.

I prefer the forum instead of the newgroups which came to me through outlook. I was never sure if outlook had competely downlaoaded all of the posts. Thank you Logos, once again, for making my life easier.[:D]

I'm interested in your feedback on our new web forums.

Do you prefer this to the NNTP newsgroups? Are there advantages/disadvantages?

I just started using the Forum yesterday. Most of the time I cant tell who is reply to what message. Never had that problem with NNTP. 

What is the button "Select Tags..." for?

I like the forums because I can access them from a browser on any computer (I can't use newsgroups while at work).

I like the forums because I can access them from a browser on any computer (I can't use newsgroups while at work).

Why not?  If you can get on the internet you should be able to get the Newsgroup unless you don't have OE, T-bird, Microsoft Mail or whatever.

Will use them much more. I was an advocate of newsgroups for years, feeling techno-superiority over those who only knew how to open a browser. But today, a Web forum is a no-brainer. So much more can be done than five or six years ago. RSS, linked video--whatever. I checked in occasionally on two or three of the newsgroups, but I'm more likely to be a regular on a Web forum.

There are better clients out there, though...this one seems quite limited.  Crosswalk has a great one, quite versatile and customizable and user-friendly.

Add an "edit" post, among other things.

There is an "edit" capability.  Look under "More."

There is an "edit" capability.  Look under "More."

All I can see under "More" is "Report Abuse", "Add this Post as a Favorite" and "Add this Forum as a Favorite".

Yours in Christ

John

But was it your own post, and was it within the period when editing is allowed?

I didn't know about any time limit. If somebody mentioned it earlier I missed it. Yes, I see the edit option now. What are the time constraints

I seem to recall 10 hrs.

I seem to recall 10 hrs.

Sounds reasonable. Certainly better than nothing.

I have a bad habit of not noticing my most embarrassing typos until after I've pushed the "Post" button. This only seems to be a problem on message boards though. Not so much on news groups. I wonder why that is.

I really like it. Very good move forward. Thanks

I don't particularly like it though there are elements I like. If they are going to insist on sticking a knife in the Newsgroup, I would rather see a mailing list something like the b-greek forum -- http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/b-greek/,  There you can sort the posts according to thread, subject, author or date.  It is searcheable by Google as well which seems to be a concern of some though I tend to think it an advantage to not appear on Google.

Though I much prefer forums to newsgroups, there are many different styles of forums and this one is not my favorite.  I think my main request would be to be able to tell from the menu screen who was the author of an article in addition to the presently visible name of the last poster.

Gerry

I'm unclear. Are you just refering to the individual post you are speaking to, or that post and the post that post was refering to?

While I'm not interested in seeing untoward pictures posted either, I'm not greatly concerned -- after all, we are all adults and can simply ignore them.

George, this may be true for you.  But for some of us it may not be so easy.  My past is not as pure as I would wish - I cannot predict when an inappropriate image or comment could send me where I do not want to go.  By the grace of God, it will not; but in reality, it could.  I expect that I may not be the only one troubled by such pictures.

Yours because His,

Floyd

Prefer newsgroups

• Much easier to navigate
• Less space
• Faster
• Easier to follow threads

A thread view option in the fourm would be greatly appreciated - Creative cow forums provide a thread view that was similar to the newsgroup.

Thanks for everything you do - great program and looking forward to the days ahead.

Llink to this creative cow? I'm unclear of the difference between the thread you are posting in and how you look at that and any "thread view" a NG might have? Are you not now looking at the thread dedicated to our reactions to the forums?

Not really.  This is more like looking at a tangled skein of yarn.