I’ve been avoiding mailing lists for a long time because… well… I sorta hate them. I don’t find them to be a particurally useful way to communicate. However! Now that I have Gmail and can assign labels on the fly and view threaded conversations, they’re much better. I get really annoyed now when people changed the subject line for no good reason, though.
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No, no – lists are great ways to communicate many-to-many, surpassed only by usenet newsgroups. It’s just too bad about the spammers.
They’re like subject specific websites that get delivered right to you. They were “push” before Wired magazine even existed, let alone had a clue what “push” was. In terms of threading and control and moderation and organization, participatory web sites of various flavors can only wish to compete.
*sigh* I’m so old…
Well, that’s just it. Back in the day (1996-2003 ish?) I was subscribed to LOTS of mailing lists. The content was good, but the noise and the hard time following conversations was problematic. I got annoyed and unsubscribed from all. At the time, forums were huge on the internet, and seemed a much better way to communicate. (And, yes, I utilized usenet often as well…)
Gmail solves the difficulties following a conversation, which was one of the big annoyances.
I’m still holding out for the perfect communication vehicle….