New DCML

[Daniel van Eijmeren]

OLIVER to ROB KLEIN, 25-05-2003:

>>I wonder if we shouldn't try to make a SECOND DCML
>> forum for NON Disney Comics Topics, or "Tangential Topics".

> Great idea!
> How about making it a discussion board rather than a mailing-list?

I don't like the idea of a second DCML, and even less the idea of a 
discussion board.

What I like about mailing lists, is that you only need to check for 
email to get them. After that, you can even disconnect internet and 
easily copy the email(s) to another medium, before you read them.
With a discussion board, this isn't possible. And it even may mean 
a lot of clicking on links, instead of just scrolling.

The reason why I don't like a second DCML, is that the chaos may even 
get bigger. On DCML we may get emails that turn off-topic, *before* 
they go to the second list. (This will result in off-topic emails that 
warn other off-topic contributors for being on the on-topic list 
instead of the off-topic list.)
On the "SECOND DCML" we may get emails that turn ON-topic, *before* 
they go the real DCML. (This will result in off-topic emails that warn 
other on-topic contributors for being on the off-topic list instead of 
the on-topic list.)

The DCML is a mailing list about Disney comics. If people think that 
the tolerance of off-topic emails isn't enough, they can raise their 
own clubs elsewhere.

Otherwise raising a mailing list would mean that you have to take care 
for emails that share your interest *and* for emails that *don't* share 
your interest. In other words: just about every email that gets in your 
direction.

--- Daniël, realising that he has just contributed yet-another 
    off-topic email  :-)