[Rockhounds] New format for the email group

[Al Balmer]

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:37:36 -0600, "Joshua Stiff" <jcstiff at gmail.com>
wrote:

>My 2-cents...
>
>It appears as if the rockhounds group has evolved past the point of
>being an email group.  The suggestions posted by some of the more
>prominent members indicate that.  Maybe it would be beneficial if
>information was consolidated and the group moved to something more of
>a web community forum.  Example:

Good grief, no. A mail list with a good mail reader is far superior to
any web forum.

And you can do all the below and still have a mail list. Probably not
with drizzle, but for example the yahoo forums support both web-based
and mail.

>http://www.mindat.org/forum.
>
>The suggestions being made could be easily accommodated by a webpost
>site.  You'd have the full range of search capabilities, FAQ packs,
>links to other sites, and email (once subscribed) to specific topics
>inside the overall group.  You could post pictures/maps, setup a
>profile for yourself, etc.
>
>Via a web-interface, you could also direct people in filling out an
>information form (like what was earlier posted) for identifying
>minerals, and for asking standard questions.
>
>Wouldn't it be cool to have a place where you could post pictures
>along with field trip stories!
>
>Something to keep in mind for the group.  I'm not sure of the cost of
>setting up a web post site as such, but it is amazing what you can do
>for free on the web!
>
>Josh

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Al Balmer
Sun City, AZ