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  Organizing volunteer coders [was: Dear NNTP users]
 
(...) Yes, difficult to find a full-time individual who would be available for the duration of any significant (re)development. Also probably hard to find a part-time manager dedicated enough to oversee work done by many. I have received some offers (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Dear NNTP users,
 
"Mike Walsh" <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:IJxLJF.1xwq@lugnet.com... (...) Why is browsing offline important? My computer is on-line at all times (expect when I'm sleeping, of course.). You can read an on-line forum at your (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Dear NNTP users,
 
"Jan-Albert van Ree" <javanree@vanree.net> wrote in message news:IJxyIx.3EM@lugnet.com... (...) True, but the web based interface is so much nicer. Also see my response to your next point. (...) Because a GUI makes it much easier to communicate (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Dear NNTP users,
 
(...) Because most of the discussions I follow on LUGNET don't involve many pictures, and I can always look at those later? Besides, one CAN tie in NNTP with other stuff, if I use my fancy newsreader I can click on any link and the pic is opened, (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Dear NNTP users,
 
Hello! (...) That's exactly what I never understood about the NNTP fans' fondness of NNTP. I *can* understand why software engineers, coders and other geeky NNTP users (sorry :-) ) use NNTP and actually prefer it over every other form of forum. But (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jul-05, to lugnet.admin.general)

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