Has anyone considered the possibility of
reformatting ridecamp as a discussion forum rather than an e-mail list?
That way, a person could read psots to different topics and reply to the topics
in which they have an interest.
I'm not sure how economically feasable it is, but I
have seen other internet discussion groups where you go to a main webpage, then
look over a list of topics and select the one that interests you. You can
see at a glance which are the hot topics and when was the past post to each
one. They usually have a folder icon next to each one which changes color
or sprouts flames depending on how popular the topic is.
This type of forum also lends itself well to being
a reference where one could look up information and postings on a specific topic
directly. Although I get the digest, I find it takes me at least five
minutes per digest to scan each one (at three or so per day that's 15 minutes),
then more time if I want to post a comment or response. I find myself
getting behind and having to delete some unread, which I hate to do since there
are some real gems out there!
Just thought I'd bring this up to see if anyone has
considered it.
