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Basically, to talk about things that really don't need a topic. Email is rather inefficient. Either that, or could we at least have an IRC channel somewhere?
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I agree. I don't look at my emails for months at a time.
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Which is funny because I was about to email you specifically but figured if you checked your emails as often as I check mine, then you'd never get it...
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Now I'm going to have to check my emails more often xD
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I'm supporting this idea because I mostly use secondary email accounts for forums (there is always a chance that the server get hacked). I don't think that implenting a pm system would affect the server traffic that much
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I also think that is a good idea.
In the community I come from there are PMs and Profile Comments (like the comments in Facebook Wall) and they're very useful. I highly recommend it.
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I'm a fan of this idea as well. Hopefully IIMarckus will be onboard.
I am not very active on this forum. I only pop in from time to time.
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If he's onboard for the idea and not the programming, I can always help him. I should get my own FluxBB set up somewhere so I can learn about the internals of it...
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Basically, to talk about things that really don't need a topic. Email is rather inefficient.
Where do you get that idea from?
Email is centralized. I am a member of dozens of forums, but only have one email address. Heck, on every forum I set email notifications on private message anyway; without it I would never notice a PM on the less active boards.
I can get emails on my desktop or my phone.
I can attach files to emails.
I can sign and encrypt emails.
I can send emails directly from the board interface.
I can keep emails in a threaded conversation. Most PMs are standalone (even with a Re: in the subject, you can only view one at a time).
Email conversations can be between more than just two people.
With email I can contact anybody, not just members of this board.
What advantages do private messages provide? PMs and email are both asynchronous, so how can one be more “efficient”?
Either that, or could we at least have an IRC channel somewhere?
I have no interest in maintaining an IRC channel myself, but if you’re willing to do it, I would definitely hang out there. That would be very useful.
IIMarckus does have a point. I get emails to my phone as well, so I am much more likely to see them in a timely manner, however if I get them at an inopportune time (such as when I am in class, at church, driving, etc.) I will often forget to reply to them later, whereas PMs I will see when I am on the board and more likely to be able to reply. I think it really just comes down to a matter of personal preference. For example, until I got a blackberry I checked my email very infrequently because I didn't receive a lot of emails, but now I have it sent there so I check it often. Others might be in the boat I was in before, where they check it much less frequently than they check the board.
Basically, I can see both sides.
I am not very active on this forum. I only pop in from time to time.
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Basically, I can see both sides.
I guess.
But that of course will mean that having a PM system would be advantageous.
I have no interest in maintaining an IRC channel myself, but if you’re willing to do it, I would definitely hang out there. That would be very useful.
Does it matter what server? Would you endorse it as the official board IRC?
And would Mateo be willing to help me maintain it?
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Mateo wrote:Basically, I can see both sides.
I guess.
But that of course will mean that having a PM system would be advantageous.
I still don’t see it.
IIMarckus wrote:I have no interest in maintaining an IRC channel myself, but if you’re willing to do it, I would definitely hang out there. That would be very useful.
Does it matter what server? Would you endorse it as the official board IRC?
As official as anything is, I guess. We’re nothing but a collection of people.
As official as anything is, I guess. We’re nothing but a collection of people.
A collection of people where some are more equal than others, and some have server access. Basically to remind people to go there, I was hoping you'd add a link in the navbar and maybe post a thread about it somewhere.
And does it matter what server? Is nucleus.kafuka.org okay?
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IIMarckus wrote:As official as anything is, I guess. We’re nothing but a collection of people.
A collection of people where some are more equal than others, and some have server access. Basically to remind people to go there, I was hoping you'd add a link in the navbar and maybe post a thread about it somewhere.
Navbar link? I don’t see why not. Just make a thread and I’ll sticky it.
And does it matter what server? Is nucleus.kafuka.org okay?
Sure.
Navbar link? I don’t see why not.
You should still do that. To remind people it exists. ;)
Also I'd like to restate that I feel PMs are better than emails. Like Pia Carrot and probably many others, I often don't check my emails. Plus, it makes sense to have PMs tied to the board because, for example, if I asked someone to help me with something, and I send it in a PM, that means that when they read it, they're already visiting the board, which likely means they have the time to help with a question or have their resources open or whatnot. It just makes sense to keep that sort of stuff together.
Plus, so far, everyone has agreed.
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You're outwitted and outmatched IIMarkcus. Add me to that list too.
We want PMs!!
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It's really not
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[01:23:17] IIMarckus email has features that PMs don't provide
[01:23:38] stag019 not if you do it right
[01:23:48] IIMarckus oh sure
[01:24:21] IIMarckus so you want me to design a pm system that can do fulltext search, attach files, cc and bcc, and threaded conversation?
[01:24:31] IIMarckus i'll get right on that, thanks
[01:24:54] stag019 if you'd like, i will
[01:25:22] IIMarckus i'll put leave it to you then
[01:25:41] IIMarckus make a fluxbb mod that can do all that, and i will add it
[01:25:59] IIMarckus in the meantime i'll be doing something that's not reinventing the wheel
[01:26:01] stag019 but will you?
[01:26:14] IIMarckus will you make a mod?
[01:26:21] stag019 ....maybe
So there may be hope. This was after a long conversation about it though. :P
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