I am definitely not advocating for a switch to Facebook, but my own personal
feeling is that Frameworks is far more cumbersome to work with than many
other forms of internet communication, and therefore i interact with it far
less frequently than I do with other forums. It also appears to me that
overall participation in Frameworks is down substantially from where it was
10 years ago or so- I don't have any factual information to go by but I
wonder what the subscription/use rate is these days and how it compares to
years past. I think Frameworks is an amazing resource, but could be even
better if the platform it operated on was updated. in terms of design and
usability, I am talking something along the lines of the Urban Honking chat
room:
http://urbanhonking.com/uhx/discussions
That said, I know Frameworks is a labor of love and I tip my hat to everyone
who has worked to make it possible- it is not my intention to sound like I
am complaining.
-matt
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:11 PM, k. a.r. <a_r_k__at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Matt, you wrote:
> "Listserves are clunky and hard to navigate- in this thread alone I must
> have seen the original post re-replied to 8 or 9 times and understanding who
> is responding to who is next to impossible.
> "
> People generally reply to the *thread*. It's a reply that becomes part of
> the discussion being had by all.
> When you open each email, you will generally see who they are replying to,
> and I'm curious as to why you only want to
> read certain responses, and not the whole conversation.
>
> Also, if people really want to reply specifically to one person and not
> necessarily to the thread, they can send that person a private message,
> (which you wouldn't know about) or they can change the subject line to
> address who specifically they want to address.
>
> Although the listserv is now ancient internet technology, I like it. All
> the Frameworks messages end up in 1 folder, in chronological order, and I
> can
> pick and choose what to read.
>
> I think the Frameworks/facebook idea is not a good one.....
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Kristie Reinders, B.F.A.
> Director of Cinematography, Electric Visions
> Curator and Head Projectionist, Electric Mural Project
> The Mission, San Francisco, CA
>
> 'A first class technician should work best under pressure.'
> - - - Issac Asimov
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:30:05 -0700
> From: lists_at_rodeofilmco.com
> To: frameworks_at_jonasmekasfilms.com
> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Facebook
>
> While I don't think Facebook is necessarily the answer, I do feel the
> current email listserve is so outdated that it is a determent to both the
> discussions and overall health of Frameworks. Listserves are clunky and
> hard to navigate- in this thread alone I must have seen the original post
> re-replied to 8 or 9 times and understanding who is responding to who is
> next to impossible.
>
> there are great 'discussion forum' templates out there these days such as
> Vanilla that would make discussions easier and content more searchable.
> this would require a server and a domain and some set-up and technical
> oversight, but once up and running would be far superior to the current
> listserve. I often thought of trying to start up such a forum, but then am
> painfully reminded that I don't know the first thing about web design.
>
> -Matt
>
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