To list or to Forum?

Fri Apr 9 17:13:51 UTC 2010

I think that lists and forums are good for different types of people.  
Maybe we can look into seeing about having a forum for SignWriting to  
attract those that prefer forums. The main issue I see even if it  
could be done without cost is that the two won't be very coinciding  
and thus making more work for those of us who try to answer people's  
questions. We don't want to be spread thinner than we already are. :-)  
Just my thoughts on it.

Adam

On Apr 9, 2010, at 9:39 AM, Lucy wrote:

> In my humble opinion, mailing lists are outdated, and for most free  
> web forums there are space/server problems at all...
>
> Lucy
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Reese" <wreese01 at TAMPABAY.RR.COM 
> >
> To: <SW-L at LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU>
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 6:32 PM
> Subject: Re: SignWriting List has moved to a new address...please  
> take note of it...
>
>
>> Lucyna,
>>
>> I believe that any type of forum or discussion list ultimately  
>> needs storage space and searching utilities for archived  
>> material.   Listservs have been around for a long time, while web  
>> forums haven't.  They tend to be a reliable form of storage that  
>> doesn't change much.   Web forums may be dependent on income  
>> streams while listservs usually are not - making it a more  
>> dependable resource and without concerns of personal data mining or  
>> selling.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
>> Lucyna Dlugolecka wrote:
>>> Dear Valerie
>>>
>>> why not set up a web forum?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> lucy
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Valerie Sutton" <sutton at SIGNWRITING.ORG 
>>> >
>>> To: <SW-L at LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU>
>>> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 6:06 PM
>>> Subject: SignWriting List has moved to a new address...please take  
>>> note of it...
>>>
>>>
>>>> SignWriting List
>>>> April 9, 2010
>>>>
>>>> Dear SignWriting List Members:
>>>>
>>>> To my surprise, Valencia Community College, which donates the  
>>>> SignWriting List to us, has chosen to move our SignWriting List,  
>>>> along with four other Lists related to sign languages, to a new  
>>>> server using new LISTSERVE software.
>>>>
>>>> So, our new SignWriting List address is:
>>>>
>>>> SignWriting List
>>>> SW-L at LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU
>>>>
>>>> So please change your address books, with the new SignWriting  
>>>> List address, and we all are automatically switched over right  
>>>> now...Please always send your messages to the new address.
>>>>
>>>> I still have to update our SignWriting List home page, with the  
>>>> new information. I have not received the administrative  
>>>> information yet myself, but when I do, I will inform you how you  
>>>> can manage the way you receive your emails on the SignWriting List.
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks to Valencia Community College and Kevin Matis for  
>>>> their generosity of time and server space...
>>>>
>>>> The SignWriting List was founded on my own personal computer back  
>>>> in 1996, and then it was moved, with the help of Paul Cowley, to  
>>>> the group of sign language related lists at a college in Canada,  
>>>> which included SLLING, TEACHASL, TERPS, and a sign language group  
>>>> from ONTARIO Canada, and the SW-L (SignWriting List). We were on  
>>>> the server in Canada for years, and then we all moved to Valencia  
>>>> Community College in Florida...
>>>>
>>>> The SignWriting List is 14 years old!
>>>>
>>>> Your messages provide us a window into SignWriting history, and a  
>>>> help to those who have technical questions.
>>>>
>>>> The SignWriting List Archives, which Bill Reese preserved for us  
>>>> (thank you, Bill) have been a major blessing - People access the  
>>>> Archives daily to learn about SignWriting history - Some are even  
>>>> writing research papers about the SignWriting List, since there  
>>>> has been so much activity from so many groups over the years,  
>>>> from so many countries...there are members on our List from over  
>>>> 20 countries.
>>>>
>>>> You can access four List Archives on this web page:
>>>>
>>>> SignWriting List Home Page
>>>> http://www.SignWriting.org/forums/swlist
>>>>
>>>> Adam, Steve and I are finalizing the International SignWriting  
>>>> Alphabet, the ISWA 2010, this weekend, and then we start a new  
>>>> decade. The ISWA 2010 will be installed into SignPuddle Online,  
>>>> and into other software. Steve is updating the SignWriting Image  
>>>> Server, Binary SignWriting, and the ISWA Reference Manual, and  
>>>> Adam is finalizing the photos and animated gifs for the 261  
>>>> handshapes in the ISWA 2010, and I am working on the  
>>>> documentation and updating web pages and so forth...smile...Our  
>>>> web sites are old and need a lot of updating!
>>>>
>>>> I hope you all are doing well -
>>>>
>>>> Val ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Valerie Sutton
>>>> Sutton at SignWriting.org
>>>>
>>>> SignWriting
>>>> Read & Write Sign Languages
>>>> http://www.SignWriting.org
>>>>
>>>> SignPuddle
>>>> Create SignWriting Documents Online
>>>> http://www.SignBank.org/signpuddle
>>>>
>>>> SignWriting Shop
>>>> Books, DVDs, Lessons, Services
>>>> http://www.SignWriting.org/shop
>>>>
>>>> SignWriting List
>>>> Technical Support: Ask questions...
>>>> http://www.SignWriting.org/forums/swlist
>>>>
>>>> SignWriting Literature Project
>>>> Writing Literature in Sign Languages
>>>> http://www.SignWriting.org/literature
>>>>
>>>> SignWriting Sponsors Forum
>>>> Help Educational Non-Profit Organization
>>>> http://www.SignWriting.org/forums/sponsors
>>>>
>>>> Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting
>>>> Center For Sutton Movement Writing
>>>> a US educational nonprofit organization
>>>> PO Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038, USA
>>>> Tel: 858-456-0098  Skype: valeriesutton
>>>>
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