On 18 Dec 2003 at 21:38, PeterO wrote: So many responses! Thanks all! > For private groups is there much difference between an address list > facility set up using email software such as Microsoft Outlook, and a > mailing list such as Paddlewise? I've worked with several address list > based groups which worked well and varied in size from between three > to thirteen souls. Our club has about 160-170 members, so the address list can be a bit cumbersome. My main concern is that an address list has to be maintained by one individual, whereas a mailing list is maintained by the all users through subscribe/unsubscribe. We are actually using an address list now, but only to a limited extent. > Your point about cliques rings true. Such lists have to be maintained > and how much of a clique it is depends on the maintainer and the > character of the group. Cliques are a fact of life and I don't see any reason to interfere with them - certain paddlers will congregate together regardless. We just want to ensure that the non-members of the clique have an alternative way of getting together with paddlers in the club. > Regarding the website approach, I doubt they are intrinsically > ineffective. You are right. It's just that the web site is passive (user has to go to it) whereas email is active (message goes to the member). We list lots on our web site <http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/4657/> but it's not "instant". I see an e-mail based system as complementing, not replacing the web site. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Dec 18 2003 - 08:45:37 PST
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