Announcement: New MIVA Community Tool on the Horizon

Webmaster - Aquariumpros.com wrote:
> When you subscribe, you receive an email each time a
new post is made. In
> VBulletin, the text of the posted message is included
in the email and a
> link to the post, so it's basically the same thing as
this list, and you can
> either click on the link to post yourself, or
save/delete the email.

And this is the rub (see the initial announcement on this
below).  You 
are not going to get an email with every new post.  You will
get an 
email with the thread beginning.  If you want to see what is
going on 
with the thread, you are going to have to go back and check
in to see 
what everybody else's thoughts are on the thread.

For the module developers, this new thing will be just fine.
 As 
example, today, I have responded to 3 threads, I think.  1)
This one, 2) 
A question about order ID in the merchant notification email
so the 
store can quickly match up emails and orders, 3) A question
about flat 
rate shipping to international customers and not making it
free like 
their US shipping.  Two of those I gave non-module and/or
module 
solutions.  This thread is ongoing.

But for the store owner with an issue that has a question
that drags out 
with lots of different opinions on how to best do it, the
MIVA staff is 
going to need to bear the burden.  Take, for instance, the
watermark 
issue.  As a casual quest for knowledge, I lightly scanned
the multiple 
emails.  But with a forum, I am not likely to go back and
read the posts 
over a two day period from all the different folks.  A
passive email is 
going to be noticed, read, deleted.  An active effort to
visit a forum 
may often get put on the back burner and forgotten.

> - We've chosen a solution that as far as possible
mirrors the list
> server features that we know many people enjoy.  You
will be able
> subscribe to receive instant notification of all new
threads in any
> forum.  While this doesn't mirror the "every
post" functionality of the
> list server,  it does help keep you up to date,  with
the added bonus of
> not having to wade through every posting on a subject
for which you have
> no interest.

-- 
Bill Weiland - Emporium Plus http://www.empo
riumplus.com/store.mvc
Modules for eCommerce. Mail Mgr, Coupon, Rate This, Wait
List Mgr,
PayPal, Gift/Wish List, Froogle data feed, Shipping &
dozens more
Online Documentation http://www
.emporiumplus.com/tk3/v3/doc.htm
Question http://www.emporiumplus.com/mivamodule_wcw.mvc?Screen=
SPTS
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William Weiland wrote:

> Webmaster - Aquariumpros.com wrote:
>
>> When you subscribe, you receive an email each time
a new post is 
>> made. In
>> VBulletin, the text of the posted message is
included in the email and a
>> link to the post, so it's basically the same thing
as this list, and 
>> you can
>> either click on the link to post yourself, or
save/delete the email.
>
>
> And this is the rub (see the initial announcement on
this below).  You 
> are not going to get an email with every new post.  You
will get an 
> email with the thread beginning.  If you want to see
what is going on 
> with the thread, you are going to have to go back and
check in to see 
> what everybody else's thoughts are on the thread.


Bill's right about this - and it the reason I hate this.
There is no way 
to receive new threads, no way to reply back via email. I'm
not a happy 
camper - sorry.

Leslie <---who cross-posted on purpose!!!

>
>


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