> >Google Groups outperforms
> > anything most of us can do by an order of magnitude and then some.It seems that this forum is already > dying from the above described effect..
> IMO we need a backup/alternative.
> Wikis seem to be growing.
(But I have not found that they work well for discussions).
> I've tested an existing one, dedicated to ETH-oberon, but I'm
> uncomfortable in having to learn yet another syntax.
> It doesn't give immediate WYSIWYG.
> In particular 'new lines' need 6 key-strokes "[[BR]]" !
> Perhaps this is how wikis work ?
I would far rather always use my normal editor (Ved) than have to use a
wysiwyg interface.
> Also since I won't be having 'always on' connectivety, the ability to
> compose and read off-line as NNTP allowed, is essential.
That is provided by a mailing list.
> Q1 - What are other users ideas ?
Is it possible to link a google group to a mailing list?
> Q2 - since Aaron tells that the university students use pop-11 for
> AI projects, is there any way that I can collaborate with 'AI users',
> to build my fluency ?
I don't know that there are enough users who look at any kind of forum.
Very few of the students
here in Birmingham who are using pop11/poplog seem to join the email
list or post to comp.lang.pop
The most knowledgeable people all seem to be overworked on other
things.
I don't know any good answer.
The link between the rest of the world and Birmingham (news) broke
again receintly.
So messages posted to comp.lang.pop did not reach Birminham and were
not forwarded
to the pop-forum list. The news server has been restarted, but the fact
that it had stopped
for some time, yet again, without anyone complaining is an indication
of lack of use.
Aaron
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