[GMCnet] Email vs forum [message #155963] |
Sun, 08 January 2012 15:57 |
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ljdavick
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You know, I generally read my gmc stuff via email instead of the forum. Just now I responded to a post that had already been answered better than I could have, but I didn't know it because with email I'm always reading backwards.
Particularly on my iPad I read from newest to oldest, so I don't always get the whole story. On the forum I read from top to bottom (chronologically) so I better understand what folks are saying.
Email is a little more convenient for me, but the forum is better organized.
Just tossing it out there.
Larry Davick
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Re: [GMCnet] Email vs forum [message #155968 is a reply to message #155963] |
Sun, 08 January 2012 17:03 |
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Matt Colie
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ljdavick wrote on Sun, 08 January 2012 16:57 | You know, I generally read my gmc stuff via email instead of the forum. Just now I responded to a post that had already been answered better than I could have, but I didn't know it because with email I'm always reading backwards.
Particularly on my iPad I read from newest to oldest, so I don't always get the whole story. On the forum I read from top to bottom (chronologically) so I better understand what folks are saying.
Email is a little more convenient for me, but the forum is better organized.
Just tossing it out there.
Larry Davick
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As someone that also does both (well, three actually, I collect the digest too). That is exactly why I try to never answer from the e-mail. This gets a little crazy, but it is easier to find and read the whole thread on the forum. It is really bad too, when you read it as e-mail and then go to find it on the forum and you can't find it again. I would like to use gmail, but the primary Gmail account is not for GMC anymore. I have to figure out how to make Gmail read eight or nine different accounts. I use @ddresses to separate traffic by interest area.
Matt
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Re: [GMCnet] Email vs forum [message #155970 is a reply to message #155963] |
Sun, 08 January 2012 17:16 |
Dennis S
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Until recently I received the emails -- and I read the forum. I was always reading things twice -- checking emails on my iphone and then seeing it again on the forum. Since I stopped getting the emails, I think I spend less time -- but with more focus on the subjects of interest or where I think I can contribute.
And the forum has the sandbox -- so I can leave a joke or car post that is not strictly GMC related -- more people should take advantage of that area of the forum --
I am glad we have both -- as some who are major contributors prefer the email and I would not like to be without their input.
Dennis -- from the Forum...
ljdavick wrote on Sun, 08 January 2012 15:57 | You know, I generally read my gmc stuff via email instead of the forum. Just now I responded to a post that had already been answered better than I could have, but I didn't know it because with email I'm always reading backwards.
Particularly on my iPad I read from newest to oldest, so I don't always get the whole story. On the forum I read from top to bottom (chronologically) so I better understand what folks are saying.
Email is a little more convenient for me, but the forum is better organized.
Just tossing it out there.
Larry Davick
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Re: [GMCnet] Email vs forum [message #155973 is a reply to message #155963] |
Sun, 08 January 2012 17:21 |
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USAussie
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Larry,
I use Microsoft Outlook and you can select how it displays the messages.
It will group / sort them by:
From: This message has "Larry Davick" in that column.
Subject: [GMCnet] Email vs forum
Received: Mon 9/01/2012 8:58 AM
Size: 10KB
I normally set it to sort by Subject and they are listed with the earliest at the bottom of the group it's in.
Works for me!
Regards,
Rob M.
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From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org [mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Larry Davick
Sent: Monday, 9 January 2012 8:58 AM
To: GMC Motorhome List
Subject: [GMCnet] Email vs forum
You know, I generally read my gmc stuff via email instead of the forum. Just now I responded to a post that had already been
answered better than I could have, but I didn't know it because with email I'm always reading backwards.
Particularly on my iPad I read from newest to oldest, so I don't always get the whole story. On the forum I read from top to bottom
(chronologically) so I better understand what folks are saying.
Email is a little more convenient for me, but the forum is better organized.
Just tossing it out there.
Larry
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Re: [GMCnet] Email vs forum [message #155976 is a reply to message #155963] |
Sun, 08 January 2012 17:41 |
Chr$
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Yup.
ljdavick wrote on Sun, 08 January 2012 14:57 | You know, I generally read my gmc stuff via email instead of the forum. Just now I responded to a post that had already been answered better than I could have, but I didn't know it because with email I'm always reading backwards.
Particularly on my iPad I read from newest to oldest, so I don't always get the whole story. On the forum I read from top to bottom (chronologically) so I better understand what folks are saying.
Email is a little more convenient for me, but the forum is better organized.
Just tossing it out there.
Larry Davick
Sent from my iPad
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Re: [GMCnet] Email vs forum [message #155980 is a reply to message #155973] |
Sun, 08 January 2012 17:49 |
emerystora
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Yes, and Larry can easily set his iPad email program to read eariliest
first or latest first. Just a simple thing to do in his program set up
preferences.
Emery Stora
On Jan 8, 2012, at 4:21 PM, Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Larry,
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> I use Microsoft Outlook and you can select how it displays the
> messages.
>
> It will group / sort them by:
>
> From: This message has "Larry Davick" in that column.
> Subject: [GMCnet] Email vs forum
> Received: Mon 9/01/2012 8:58 AM
> Size: 10KB
>
> I normally set it to sort by Subject and they are listed with the
> earliest at the bottom of the group it's in.
>
> Works for me!
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org [mailto:gmclist-
> bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Larry Davick
> Sent: Monday, 9 January 2012 8:58 AM
> To: GMC Motorhome List
> Subject: [GMCnet] Email vs forum
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> You know, I generally read my gmc stuff via email instead of the
> forum. Just now I responded to a post that had already been
> answered better than I could have, but I didn't know it because with
> email I'm always reading backwards.
>
> Particularly on my iPad I read from newest to oldest, so I don't
> always get the whole story. On the forum I read from top to bottom
> (chronologically) so I better understand what folks are saying.
>
> Email is a little more convenient for me, but the forum is better
> organized.
>
> Just tossing it out there.
>
> Larry
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Re: [GMCnet] Email vs forum [message #155996 is a reply to message #155994] |
Sun, 08 January 2012 19:19 |
Kudzu
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Really? MS Outlook is still widely used by businesses for corporate
email. Maybe you mean Outlook Express.
Dan in NC
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On 1/8/2012 7:40 PM, gene Fisher wrote:
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>> I use Microsoft Outlook
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> no longer supported by MS ---
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> gene
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Re: [GMCnet] Email vs forum [message #155997 is a reply to message #155963] |
Sun, 08 January 2012 19:20 |
Kudzu
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I use Mozilla Thunderbird and read it oldest to newest, grouped by
conversation. I will use the forum to initiate a new thread.
Dan in NC
Caregiver to a 1976 Eleganza II
On 1/8/2012 4:57 PM, Larry Davick wrote:
> You know, I generally read my gmc stuff via email instead of the forum. Just now I responded to a post that had already been answered better than I could have, but I didn't know it because with email I'm always reading backwards.
>
> Particularly on my iPad I read from newest to oldest, so I don't always get the whole story. On the forum I read from top to bottom (chronologically) so I better understand what folks are saying.
>
> Email is a little more convenient for me, but the forum is better organized.
>
> Just tossing it out there.
>
> Larry Davick
> Sent from my iPad
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