Listserves

[zachtam]

Does anyone know if there are any listserves strictly for us admins?

[andream]

not yet Zac, but there will be once the forum boards are upgraded. Shhh,

Andrea

[donnap99]

Is there an advantage of a list serve over a message board or forums?  I'm members of both for various groups, and I find list serves quite annoying.  Getting a digest every day (or numerous e-mails one by one), having to pick through the whole thing to find what I'm interested in, and the retrieval system is archaic.  I like message boards and forums so much better as I am able to just click on the subject that interests me and read all of those messages back and forth in a flat format.  That said, Yahoo Groups doesn't have a "flat" view option, which I find slightly annoying.  

DonnaP99

[bethalize]

List servers are nice when you have a small group of people with a specific interest, but I too prefer the message board system.

The message board system is a lot more anonymous as well - and possibly safer.

Bethalize
Peer Moderator

[msmarieh]

I have used both systems and there are definitely advantages and disadvantages to each system.

This is a very active bulletin board. However, many other sites do not have such levels of activity. People have to actually remember to go back and physically check a site to see if there are new postings.  Few sites are interesting or active enough for people to return to on a daily basis.

With a listserve, whenever there is a new posting you are automatically emailed. When there is a reply, the response goes to the entire list, thereby ensuring that everyone learns.

I like the permanence of a bulletin board, where I can return and search for past messages.

I like the immediacy of the listserve. Personally, I never use the digests, but that's just my personal preference. On less active bulletin boards, the listserve is substantially faster for getting responses. Here that is less of an issue.

Marie