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Re: [TowerTalk] time to modernize the reflector

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] time to modernize the reflector
From: Leslie Hooe <hooeld@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2019 13:10:41 -0500
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Would you be able to migrate archives? I do not believe that is possible.
I migrated a group from Yahoo to groups, and was able to, but that is a
different beast.

sent from my Note 8

On Sun, Aug 25, 2019, 12:12 k7lxc--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
wrote:

>
> >  You're asking to transform an email list into a forum.  This
> dramaticallychanges the content and discourse, effecting the S/N ratio.
> >  Email is great as it allows well thought out and reasoned messages on
> asubject.  I can reply when I want and it's direct.  A forum is subject
> tocensorship and pettiness which is all to common in amateur radio today.
> Mywords can be changed and edited by anyone with database access.
>
>     Excuse my ignorance but I don't see the distinction between the two.
> The Mailman lists like this one all have administrators that can moderate
> the list which means that some stuff doesn't get posted (censored) based on
> their particular agenda. The contesting reflector is moderated while TT is
> not.
>
>     It sounds like there are some minor (?) problems with groups.io but
> IMO the benefits far outweigh the problems.
>
> Cheers,Steve    K7LXCTT ADMIN
> PS - Someone mentioned no ads on groups.io. While there aren't any
> commercial "ads" on TT, I don't discourage anyone from posting about some
> offer that may be of interest to TT'ers. After all, over half of what's
> discussed has to do with buying something.
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