Forum Deficiencies in rec.aviation.soaring
On Dec 9, 6:50*am, WE wrote:
On Dec 8, 6:32*pm, Gary Osoba wrote:
This forum is great for general discussion, opinions on nearly
everything germane to it's topic and otherwise (unfortunately), and
various other uses.
However, it does not allow for any presentation of attachments,
graphics, or other useful information. I am likely in a small
minority, but when I visit this newsgroup what I could offer would
most often include pictures, or papers, or other information both
technical and otherwise- none of which is possible to present here.
There is a world of information that is not presented on conventional
websites- *linking to which seems to be the only way to go beyond
simple messages which are here presently. You can't even share a
simple equation. At this stage of development in IT and e-publishing,
it seems rather archaic. Especially for a group of people who enjoy
great technological innovation and implementation.
Eventually, Usenet groups will either evolve into a more useful format
or some other forum will take over. How can this be accelerated, or is
anyone interested in moving to another forum? I've been using the
Internet since the very early 1990's, and this forum seems quite
antiquated given the fact that 2011 is nigh.
Best Regards,
Gary Osoba
Gary,
Not sure if you are in the minority, but Rand and I felt the same
way. *Take a look athttp://soaringcafe.com/
We have been working on our new site for the past month to address
this specific deficiency. *Our new site is clearly in its infancy but
everyone will get the idea. *Yes, there are some pages with place
holder information, etc; but we are gaining ground fast. *We should
have all the Welcome pages fleshed out by the weekend. *We are
currently building the Condordia Project pages and these will start
rolling out in January. *We are eager to here everyone’s thoughts and
hopefully to start seeing your posts.
Regards,
Bill Elliott and Rand Baldwin
Great site. Looking forward to seeing more information about
Concordia.
Craig
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