[Gmecm] Re: Digest v. Forum

[Tyler Townsley]

The forum software used by the Megasquirt forum allows you to subscribe 
to the general topics and get all posts as emails just like you get them 
as a listservice. This satisfied all parties. Its " Powered by phpBB ? 
2001, 2005 phpBB Group" and  having that option made the difference. 
When you log on the first time you go in and edit your profile to sign 
up for the catagories you want coming as email.

Tyler

Gary Evans wrote:

> Yes, agreed this is a great offer.
>
> I vote for just one category.
>
> I don't think there is a great need to subdivide the forum into  
> multiple of categories. We are all talking about the same thing here;  
> it's easier to follow what's going on if all of the discussion is  
> happening in one place.
>
> Perhaps the need for categories will become evident later, but for  
> now I think one monolithic forum would be fantastic.
>
>  -Gary
>
>
> On Sep 7, 2006, at 4:18 PM, Ryan Hess wrote:
>
>> Thanks!!!  Wow, that's awesome!
>>
>> I really think we only need two categories-
>>
>> 1) ECM Hardware and wiring
>> 2) ECM Software and tuning
>>
>> Maybe another catchall category like "other automotive topics"
>>
>> I don't know...  I really don't care what you have, I'm just glad  
>> you'll have it!  I'll be sure to point some people on other forums  
>> your way.
>>
>> Ryan
>>
>> Andrew Huxtable <ahuxtable at sola.com.au> wrote: Well, I'm willing to  
>> give it a try....
>>
>>
>>
>> I am willing to offer web space, bandwidth and my time to get a  
>> forum going.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have been watching this list for years but I don't post too much  
>> because
>> most of it does not relate to me or my cars (mainly because I'm an  
>> aussie).
>>
>>
>>
>> I am no mechanic, nor do I regularly do conversions to efi or  
>> constantly
>> tinker (although I have done it quite a bit) BUT I am a very competent
>> network engineer/administrator willing to donate for a cause.
>>
>>
>>
>> That's right - I am offering to host and maintain a specific GM-ECM  
>> forum.
>> This is not 'backyard' hosting, it's real hosting on a dedicated beefy
>> server living in a proper diesel power backed server room and decent
>> internet connection.
>>
>>
>>
>> Now, to try and keep everyone happy, I'm going to try for the  'forum 
>> with
>> email' approach as discussed going back a few months.  The idea is  
>> also to
>> keep graphics and other bandwidth hungry stuff to an absolute  
>> minimum.  That
>> way those people on dialup/slow connections should not be too  
>> concerned.
>>
>>
>>
>> I think email lists have their place but I think GM-ECM has matured  
>> too much
>> for a list.  People are afraid of change but I encourage you to  give 
>> it a
>> try and see how it feels.
>>
>>
>>
>> **To get this up and running, I need to get some suggestions of  
>> categories
>> that would be appropriate for the forum and other constructive  input 
>> to make
>> it the forum YOU want**
>>
>>
>>
>> Please do not comment if you do not have any positive input in  
>> moving to a
>> forum.
>>
>>
>>
>> Andrew
>
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