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[Thierry Fernand]

>> Personally, I find the discussion more friendly, less formal 
>> on "DCF" rather than DCML.
>
>That's funny. What could be the cause of that? Maybe DCML has more *old*
>members (i.e. people older than 30), because it already exists since 1992?
>Or maybe I or others get a bit grumpy when people write illegible ("more
>friendly"?) messages to DCML.

I can't tell (it's also a matter of taste).

This said, I must add that the DCML is one of the best mailing lists of all the internet.
It has so many knowledgable persons, and a level of discussion above many newsgroups.

>> And I find it silly to try 
>> to convince everyone to be on the same place.
>
>I don't find that silly. I don't want to miss interesting discussions about
>Disney comics. I don't like to have to join a new group every few months.
>(And I think I'm complaining about this fact every few months...)

Ah so that's it, you don't like to join a newsgroup.

This is not very difficult, but I don't know. Obviously you don't need to read all the licence
agreement to join.

>> Forums and chat 
>> groups have interesting and less interesting 
>> periods, they die and come to life again.
>
>DCML is a more persistent mailing list than the usual. As I said, it's "to
>life" since 1992.

True, and I hope it'll stay for a long time.

>> > (I dislike the idea of becoming a "member" of something, 
>> > even if it's >free.)
> Aren't you a "member" of DCML?
>Yes, but I didn't need to subscribe to a commercial party. Per Starbäck is a
>comic fan and amateur. So I can be sure that my e-mail address is used for
>nothing else than this mailing list.

I think I understand your feeling. There are some advertissment here and there
but compared to the possibility of uploading images, sending messages
ect. it seems absolutely normal and fair and I accept it. I'm not bothered much about these ads.

 Favio


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