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Re: LDraw.org 2011-01 Parts Update Now Available
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lugnet.cad
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Sat, 6 Aug 2011 22:48:42 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Anders Isaksson wrote:
> Tim Gould wrote:
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> > I'm afraid we are prioritising new users over those from the 1980s.
> > What with it being 2011 and all it seemed the right time ;)
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> Yes, why stay with obsolete methods that are 300-3000% more efficient for
> reading text messages, why stay with 'one click reads everything' when we
> can use the much more modern 'upmty-eleven clicks may find everything but
> you will probably never know for sure', why use 'get it all and read at your
> leisure' when we can have 'get one and hope you can find your way to the
> next and the internet connection will stay up for your next click'?
Personally I have no problem with NNTP and would happily stick with it.
Unfortunately most of the internet will not.
So our choices (as I see them) are as follows:
1) Stick with LUGNET with NNTP but suffer a lack of new users who either can't
sign up (as has been discussed elsewhere) or won't bother. But satisfy a few
people.
2) Create a new NNTP server where we can ensure new users can sign up but where
most won't bother.Probably satisfy no-one.
3) Create a web forum where new users can and will sign up (and already have).
Not satisfy a few people.
Given the lack of new blood here on LUGNET and the appearance of new blood in
the new forums I think option 3) was the correct one. Quite frankly I think
prioritising new users over a {few} users who don't like the new system (for
good reasons but not great ones) is valid.
There's been more action in the new forums than there's been on LUGNET for a
long time. In my opinion that totally justifies it all.
Tim
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| (...) Yes, why stay with obsolete methods that are 300-3000% more efficient for reading text messages, why stay with 'one click reads everything' when we can use the much more modern 'upmty-eleven clicks may find everything but you will probably (...) (15 years ago, 6-Aug-11, to lugnet.cad)
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