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Email Address Question

Jim EwaldJim Ewald Posts: 733
edited 2004-09-08 19:27 in General Discussion
Hi,

We're looking for some input on email addressing in the Support forum. Please drop by and let us know what you think.


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Jim
Parallax IT Dept.

Comments

  • Dwayne ReidDwayne Reid Posts: 5
    edited 2004-08-11 01:37
    I'd prefer to see it done like other mailing lists: the user's name followed by their email address. This allows me to contact that person privately if needed.

    It also makes it easier to decide whether to read that particular email if I'm tight on time. I've gotten to recognise many of the regular poster's names and there are many members who's messages I *always* read, even if I'm not directly interested in the topic being discussed. Their information is just too valuable to miss.

    dwayne
  • Dwayne ReidDwayne Reid Posts: 5
    edited 2004-08-11 01:40
    PS - I'm reading these messages via email. Thanks, Parallax! I'm hoping that soon I will be able to reply via email as well - I often compose messages and replies to message while not on-line, then upload all at once when I can connect.

    dwayne
  • Jim EwaldJim Ewald Posts: 733
    edited 2004-08-11 01:52
    Dwayne,

    Thanks for your comments. I am really trying to figure out all the different ways people use the email feed produced on this site. Knowing *why* they do things is very helpful. We're working on the design to support replies back to the forum. As you might guess, it's a little more complicated than sending to a list when a new post arrives.

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    Jim
    Parallax IT Dept.
  • GrumpyOldPhartGrumpyOldPhart Posts: 7
    edited 2004-08-11 02:28
    Yes, I would like to see the posters user name at least. There are many times when there are topics that are
    of little interest and I might delete... unless they are from ceratin people.

    I almost *always* read read posts by Jon Williams.. regardless of subject, because experiance has shown
    I'm likely to learn something useful, and Jons posts have a good S/N ratio.

    I almost always read read Tracy Allens posts... because I need the math help. Especially in the Stamps
    weird "Positive Integer Only" world.... and Dr Allen definately has a way with math.

    Quite often the "poster" is as important as the "subject" in determing what's likely to be most interesting in
    the information barrage.

    It's nice to have the users email address for pmailing about off topic subjects, but I can understand why folks
    don't want their email address to be too public in this world of spam...

    email address should be optional, but a user name is really a must if possible.

    I really apreciate the enrgy you folks have put into making the email thing work. It's so much more efficient
    for some of us than the web forums. With a good email program, dealing with posts is fasst, like a Ferrari.
    The web forums are llike a moped by comparison. Much harder to keep up on the ol' info super-highway...

    Thanks for keeping the email alive!

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    Steve D.
  • steve_bsteve_b Posts: 1,563
    edited 2004-09-08 19:07
    Grumpy has a point....

    Is there a way to message/email individuals in this forum using some sort of forum messenger?

    Basically, if I wanted to contact suchandsuch a person directly without them having to give out their personal emails then I could leave them a message that they would get notification of through the forum subcription method or when they log on next time they'd see some messages waiting for them.



    An idea....that's all! tongue.gif

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    Steve
    http://members.rogers.com/steve.brady
    http://www.geocities.com/paulsopenstage

    "Inside each and every one of us is our one, true authentic swing. Something we was born with. Something that's ours and ours alone. Something that can't be learned... something that's got to be remembered."
  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2004-09-08 19:22
    Click on their name in a Post, and select "Send Private Message".· That's how you can communicate with members of the forums within the forum, although I think someone can turn that off as well.



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    324 West Main Street
    P.O. Box 97
    Montour Falls, NY 14865
    (607) 535-6777

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  • steve_bsteve_b Posts: 1,563
    edited 2004-09-08 19:27
    ahhh...yes....· I've succumbed to the oldest failure to man....I didn't read the manual (or the webpages in this case!).



    thanks....

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    Steve
    http://members.rogers.com/steve.brady
    http://www.geocities.com/paulsopenstage

    "Inside each and every one of us is our one, true authentic swing. Something we was born with. Something that's ours and ours alone. Something that can't be learned... something that's got to be remembered."
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