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- From: Michael Loader <76711.2617@CompuServe.COM>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Subject: Re: PageStream 3 Support
- Date: 3 Apr 1996 15:59:20 GMT
- Organization: Soft-Logik
- Message-ID: <4ju78o$pnp$2@mhafc.production.compuserve.com>
-
- aTmosh@amiga.ow.nl (Thomas Tavoly) wrote:
-
- >>I'd much rather have a PageStream or SoftLogik products newsgroups so
- >>I didn't have to wade through other newsgroups, but I'm not sure how we'd
- >>go about setting up on in comp. I'd much rather it be in comp. than alt.
- >>If somebody were to set one up, we'd definitely be in favor of it.
- >
- >This goes against the non-commercial nature of newgroups. Apart from that
- >you would have to go through a number of steps, like announcing in
- >comp.newgroups or something to that ilk and waiting for approval, discussion
- >and finally a voting process. You chances of creating a
- >comp.sys.amiga.pagestream or similar newsgroup are very slim at best.
-
- As I stated, we have no plans to set up a newsgroup. If owners of our
- programs set one up, we would read and reply to messages in it. What is
- the difference between this newsgroup which discusses general Amiga
- applications and a newsgroup that discusses specific Amiga applications?
-
- Making newsgroups more specialized allows people to cut down the amount
- of time they spend reading messages. If owners of a SoftLogik product
- want to set up a newsgroup to discuss it, why should anybody else care?
-
- We will neither sponsor a newsgroup nor dissuade our customers from
- setting one up. I was merely pointing out that if one was set up, that
- I thought it would make more sense to group it in comp rather than alt.
-
- >A far better idea is a mailing list or indeed a Web site. The latter can
- >also be extended with a form for input towards you.
-
- Mailing lists are very useful, and we do hope to have one in the future.
- I subscribe to a number of them, but it's not an either or situation.
- Some people don't like mailing lists and having another option would be
- useful.
-
- A web page form for input would be useful too, but seriously, it's not
- a replacement for a discussion in a newsgroup or a mailing list. And I
- certainly don't have the time to set up a bbs on a web page. Someday when
- PageMill 5.0 with the new forum extension is available, maybe. ;-)
-
- --
- Regards,
-
- Michael
- SoftLogik Publishing
-