In a previous message, Mitch Aunger typed vigorously:
>I think it has been proven that people don't remember to go to
>forums... that requires them to THINK about going there... and people
>often forget that they want to go to websites... too many bookmarks in
>the world.
Forums are an inherently more active form of messaging, requiring you to
go someplace in order to read and participate in things, whereas email
lists provide a more passive mechanism that exists within your normal
email reader. At least, that's my take.
g.
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