- Tony O <bonesinsc@gmail.com> wrote:
Well-reasoned and thoughtful. Let's not splinter or
fragment... or go to a "cold" forum. I need the
wisdom, experience and knowledge of every one of you.
Owning a Peugeot wouldn't make sense without you. It
is painful to read these posts. While I have had no
problem with the list, I see that for some it is a
sore point. But it seems trivial in comparison to the
tremendous help that it (all of you, through the list)
provides. Admitedly, only my opinion. Having met
almost none of you, I feel that all of you are
friends, kindred spirits in appreciation of these very
special cars. The active interplay on the list is
daily inspiration, particularly when my car is
misbehaving. I very much hope we can stay together in
this "warm," participative list. Steve and Mike, to
name two of you who have registered discontent, are
probably the two members who have helped me the most,
so I am unhappy speaking up about this if I appear
disloyal to true friends. But this topic is grinding
on and on, so perhaps it is important to speak out
now, before we lose one another to a plethora of
divergent lists or forums. I think it is not the
mechanics of how we communicate that matters, but that
we stay together.
Bruce Humphrey
> <testing, testing...is this thing on?>
>
> Just want to throw in my two cents having been a
> frequent member of both types.
>
> I find that mailing lists are much more helpful in
> general. If you
> are willing to get email in your inbox than your
> interest in said
> subject is much greater and participation tends to
> be more regular
> than if you just post or read a forum.
>
>
> The most pertinent example I can personally give is
> this. I've used
> both the saabnet and peugoet L rather extensively in
> my time on the
> internet (96 onwards) and I find the Peugeot list to
> be a much more
> useful resource. Nothing against the saabnet, but
> despite having way
> more people who use that *forum*, the people on here
> are much more
> helfpul and useful. I think that is due in part to
> the format. That
> is not to say, there aren't some very active and
> useful forums, but I
> tend to think (like I mentioned) that ACTIVE
> participation in mailing
> list (vs passive of forums)makes the people on here
> much more willing
> to help or offer their opinions. In short a list
> format is more of a
> community and the only reason most lists turn to
> forums or newsgroups
> is that they have outgrown the list format.
>
> Secondly and probably even more importantly...the
> amount of Peugeot
> knowledge out there is decreasing everyday. We are
> talking about old
> cars, who everyday there are less and less of on the
> road. I'm sure
> all of you can remember very knowledgable and
> helpful peugeot owners
> who are no longer on this list because they no
> longer own peugeots.
> That knowledge once lost is gone forever for the
> most part (yeah,
> there are archives). There isn't much you can do to
> stop this but I
> feel that splintering off the relatively small
> knowledge base will
> only expedite the process. I can honestly say that
> if it weren't for
> this list, I wouldn't be a peugeot owner, much less
> have bought a
> second one.
>
> The forum idea just seems like a complete over
> reaction to a minor
> *problem*? because you all don't know or want to
> use email software
> that functions a certain way, you are willing to
> risk splintering an
> already small amout of knowledge and I for one think
> that IMO, that is
> a bad idea. What we will have is to sub par
> knowledge bases instead
> of one...
>
> Of course, I udnerstand that you guys will still
> likely do it, but I
> just ask that people *think* about it before doing
> so.
>
> <end soapbox mode>
> -Tony
>
> On 6/28/05, 505turbo.com webmaster
> <captain@505turbo.com> wrote:
> > We've been meaning to setup a forum on our site
> for a while now. Seeing
> > that there is in fact a demand for it, I'll try
> to expedite the process.
> >
> > I'll post a link to the list when ready.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > ~webmaster@505turbo.com
> >
> >
> > On Mon, June 27, 2005 8:28 pm, Brian J White
> wrote:
> > > Heck, I have no objections to a forum. If
> someone wants to set one
> > > up... Peugeot-l has been around since 1995 was
> it? or 96....
> > >
> > >
> > > At 20:24 2005-06-27, coupe404 wrote:
> > >
> > >> I'd love to leave this archaic format behind
> too. It bites, man!
> > >> Bring on the forum!!
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Woo hoo!
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Mike Tippett
> > >> 404 Coupé Injection
> > >> 405 DL
> > >> smart fortwo cdi cabriolet
> > >>
> > >> --- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, "Steve
> Leung" <firepiston@f...>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> That's great news August. I'll be the first
> to sign up.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> -----Original Message-----
> > >>> From: august <august.macbeth@g...>
> > >>> Date: Monday, Jun 27, 2005 1:35 pm
> > >>> Subject: Re: [Peugeot-L] Yahoo groups or this
> Peugeot-L
> > >>>
> > >> sucks!!!!!!!!!!
> > >>>
> > >>> I've suggested a forum a few times but the
> idea always gets poo
> > >>> poo'd. BUT there is one in the works and will
> be available for whoever
> > >>> wants
> > >> to use it soon.
> > >>
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