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Re: [LUG] Forums

 

roobarb@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> Posted by "Tim Blackley" <roobarb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> 
> Hi all!
> First up, let me introduce myself. My name is Tim and I'm an engineer for Penzance 
> Computers. 
> Following a little chat my girlfriend had with James, we both now are Ubuntu 
> users! My girlfriend more so, as she totally cleared her machine of Windows and 
> jumped into the world of Linux, myself however decided to dual-boot all of my 
> computers (2xdesktops, 1xlaptop) with XP and Ubuntu, so I can play my extensive 
> collection of games and provide support for XP.
> Anyhoo, I've noticed my normally empty inbox filling itself with hundreds of 
> DCGLUG emails from the mailing list. It currently stands at 241 unread emails, all 
> from DCGLUG!!!
> So, in my few spare bored hours last weekend, I created a Forum for all DCGLUG 
> members to chat, discuss, report and support, which, in my humble opinion should 
> free up the mailing list for more specific emails, such as meeting agendas or 
> DCGLUG related news, and be much easier to organise technical support solutions, 
> reviews etc.
> Feel free to visit the forums, and register, if you like!
> Here's the link:
> 
> http://black.tekmagik.net/phpBB2/index.php
> 
> Please note the forum is in very early construction stages, which means categories 
> and topics are likely to change, but I welcome any suggestions to help make it 
> more expansive/useful/popular. You can feed me back in the "Site Feedback" thread 
> in the "Tekmagik" category.
> 
> So, there we go! I hope you find it useful, and if you require more info, please 
> contact me at roobarb@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Tim
> --

Looks good, I suppose it's handy for some users who aren't used to 
mailing lists, as long as a few of us remember to visit the forums to 
give help.

I wonder if there is any way of taking a feed from the mailing list and 
put it in the forums?  (this would be handy for those of us who's 
employers block web mail access).

Rob

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