Or better yet, drop a forum front end on top of an existing
set of lists:
http://www.ruby-forum.com/
On 3/23/06, MvMarkus <mvmarkus mgfint.com> wrote:
> Hi Keith,
>
> Will it be possible to reply to a message and get it
posted directly in the
> forum, meaning without going through the website?
>
> If not, I am afraid that the community will loose lots
of regular -instant-
> contributors/contributions from non-Miva people,
leaving the people who are
> asking for advice with potentially long delays to get
answers. The regular,
> often quasi-professional contributors have rarely the
time available to
> spend on a website to reply to posts. While a forum
caters to people seeking
> answers, it is very unpractical to those who provide
them. This is a well
> known problem and one that caused the death of so many
of them.
>
> The ideal combination is probably to have a forum to
start a thread and post
> messages (questions, announcements, anwers), broadcast
posts to subscribers
> (who opt in to receive them by mail) and allow them to
reply directly to a
> message which then is published in the forum, without
forcing them to log
> into a website. It's s very simple yet efficient
mechanism, which fulfills
> the need for a more organized way (after all, threads
will still have to be
> started through the forum, so that a thematical
organisation will be
> maintained), but on the other hand ensures the
necessary simplicity that the
> developer community needs.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Markus
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-miva-userslistmgr.miva.com
> [mailto:owner-miva-userslistmgr.miva.com] On Behalf
Of Keith Hunniford
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 5:10 PM
> To: merchant-usersmiva.com; merchant5-userslistmgr.miva.com;
> merchant5-coderslistmgr.miva.com; miva-userslistmgr.miva.com;
> synchro-userslistmgr.miva.com; template5-userslistmgr.miva.com;
> merchant-coderslistmgr.miva.com; merchant-userslistmgr.miva.com
> Subject: [meu] Announcement: New MIVA Community Tool on
the Horizon
>
> Greetings Community members,
>
> Change. Some like it, some hate it. Some embrace it
and some run from it.
>
> The way in which we communicate with our community
members, and enable them
> to communicate with each other is about to change
radically. On Wednesday
> 29th March, we are going to thank our List Server for
its
> years of service and put it out to pasture. We are
going to switch
> from a list server environment to highly functional
forums.
>
> Some things are going to change, and some will stay the
same.
>
> - MIVA support reps will man the forum providing free
support to all users
> to supplement the valuable input of our developer and
designer communities
> and our paid phone support model.
> - Team MIVA members will contribute to forums that
complement their role
> within the company.
> - 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.
> - An "Off Topic" area will create a place
for civilized chat that up until
> now has not had an official home.
> - The forum will serve as an efficient central
repository for need-to-know
> information and announcements that we currently don't
communicate
> effectively, such as upcoming events, releases and
issues.
>
> I've been on and off the MIVA lists for 7 years and
they have served its
> members well, but it is truly time for this group to
enjoy a richer
> community experience. One where the company has more
involvement and one
> that offers a much better information repository that
helps new product
> users get the answers they need quickly and
efficiently.
>
> The migration from these lists will be as follows:
>
> Monday, 27th March, we will post the forum URL and
welcome members to create
> accounts. Between Monday and Wednesday, non-product
support areas of the
> forum will be open and active allowing us all to find
our feet. On
> Wednesday, the Product Support forums will become
active, and postings to
> this list will be modified to include a reminder of the
forums new role.
> While existing threads should complete on the list
servers, we request that
> new threads are created in the appropriate forum.
>
> We are excited about this change. There are many in
San Diego who look
> forward to coming closer to the communities that we
know are an integral
> part of our success.
>
> Not only is it a technology switch, but just as
importantly it marks a
> change in support policy, and Team MIVA member
visibility. We enter into
> this new phase of our relationship with enthusiasm and
an open mind. We
> trust that those who choose to take the step of joining
us do so with the
> same attitude.
>
> Best regards
>
> Keith Hunniford
>
> Keith Hunniford| Director of Small Business Merchant
Communities | MIVA
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