This is what I wrote:
"Yahoo Groups has in my observation deteriorated to a format
for the clueless, with a very low signal-to-noise ratio in
most groups. Ours is an exception, but I think it's time we
got out of here."
I don't see how a careful reading of what I wrote in any way
suggests that I am calling rara-avis-l members "clueless."
It's specifically because we're not that I'm suggesting we
migrate. I'm puzzled by your comeback, in short.
Mark
On 2/18/08, Ivan Van Laningham <
ivanlan9@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All--
> You "like this group" despite saying, "Yahoo Groups
has in my
> observation deteriorated to a format for the
clueless"?
>
> You're not going to persuade a bunch of us
"clueless" to follow your
> lead that way.
>
> Metta,
> Ivan
>
> On Feb 18, 2008 10:51 AM, Mark R. Harris <
brokerharris@gmail.com<brokerharris%40gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > That would require more ambition than I possess
at this point. :) And I
> > *like* this group -- I see no need to rival it,
but it should not get
> stuck
> > in what is rapidly becoming the technological
past. That was why I
> raised
> > these points.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > On 2/18/08, Dave Zeltserman <
dz@hardluckstories.com<dz%40hardluckstories.com>>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > There is nothing preventing you from
starting a RARA AVIS type group
> on
> > > vBulletin or similar platform. If it
proves superior to YAHOO groups
> > > and you do a good enough job with it, I'm
sure people here would
> > > eventually migrate over to it. --Dave
Z.
> > >
> > > --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
<rara-avis-l%40yahoogroups.com><rara-avis-l%40yahoogroups.com>,
"Mark
> >
> > > R. Harris"
<brokerharris@...>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I seriously propose that rara-avis-l
consider migrating from the now
> > > > quite antiquated Yahoo Groups format
to vBulletin or another similar
> > > > system that allows for far wider
functionality, including choosing
> > > the
> > > > threads one wishes to subscribe to,
having user profiles and
> avatars,
> > > > offering basic HTML coding for bold,
italic, etc., offering
> > > emoticons,
> > > > etc., etc. Yahoo Groups has in my
observation deteriorated to a
> > > format
> > > > for the clueless, with a very low
signal-to-noise ratio in most
> > > > groups. Ours is an exception, but I
think it's time we got out of
> > > here.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Mark R. Harris
> > 2122 W. Russet Court #8
> > Appleton WI 54914
> > (920) 470-9855
> >
brokerharris@gmail.com
<brokerharris%40gmail.com>
> >
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> >
> >
>
> --
> Ivan Van Laningham
> God N Locomotive Works
> http://www.pauahtun.org/
>
>
http://www.python.org/workshops/1998-11/proceedings/papers/laningham/laningham.html
> Army Signal Corps: Cu Chi, Class of '70
> Author: Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours
>
>
-- Mark R. Harris 2122 W. Russet Court #8 Appleton WI 54914 (920) 470-9855 brokerharris@gmail.com
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