>With that said, bandwidth has little to do with the issue, it is operating >style more than anything. > >What I didn't see in this discussion is that idea that the mailing lists >are for general interest discussions and the forums are a place to move >for a more focused, and more selected discussions. That only works for people who like forums. The reason you get consistent resistance whenever this is brought up is that people make their technology choices according to personal preferences, and the experiences of a forum and an email list are vastly different to the user, and not every one cares to switch to the forum existence. I'm one among many who prefer not to switch. At 11:41 AM -0500 2/28/07, A - Z International wrote: > I'm suggesting using them for collaborative work projects that >involve a handful of people so as not to annoy others. That's about >it. OK, Amy, that makes sense. Just as I have a private yahoogroup woith two members--myself and my assistant. -- _________________________________________________ Shel Horowitz - 413-586-2388/800-683-WORD shel at frugalfun.com -->Join the Business Ethics Pledge - Ten Years to Change the World, One Signature at a Time (please tell your friends) <http://www.business-ethics-pledge.org> Marketing consulting * copywriting * publishing assistance * speaking How to market ethically/effectively: http://www.frugalmarketing.com Ethics Blog: http://www.principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/ Books: http://www.frugalmarketing.com/shop.html _________________________________________________