[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge has a (potentially) new communication medium: The Noisebridge ning network!

[Ever Falling]

can you elaborate on this a bit?

On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Joel Jaeggli <joelja at bogus.com> wrote:

> mailing lists may be considered somewhat arcane but people have an
> incredibly mature set of tools for managing their own email whereas when
> you're dependant on forum software the responsbility of management is
> centralized. good or bad one has to recognize the trade-off.
>
> On 02/27/2010 09:34 PM, Ever Falling wrote:
> > considering how many computers and servers we have at the space (hell, i
> > have one sitting in my room not doing anything waiting for someone to
> > need it, hint hint) why haven't we upgraded from the arcane mailing list
> > format to a more accessible and layman-friendly forum? we can keep the
> > nested style replies to keep the flavor of the format but it be less
> > intimidating to new members. I'm sure there must be /something/ out
> > there with the features we like (or that we can add) that's free and
> > open source. the only reason i even bother using the list is because
> > it's the only thing people insist on using. i haven't come across anyone
> > else using a mailing list since i joined freecycle once and that shit
> > was annoying.
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 8:10 AM, Jonathan Foote <jtfoote at ieee.org
> > <mailto:jtfoote at ieee.org>> wrote:
> >
> >     At the risk of flogging a deceased drama llama, here's a illustrative
> >     example of what can go wrong using a software service like Ning:
> >
> >     "How Ning made me a chump and how you can avoid it:"
> >
> http://www.morelightmorelight.com/2010/01/15/the-problem-with-software-as-a-service-is-you-dont-own-shit/
> >
> >
> >     I think this confirms a the reservations a lot of us had about the
> issue
> >
> >
> >     On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 11:21 PM, Noise Bridge
> >     <noisebridgening at gmail.com <mailto:noisebridgening at gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> >     > A very new work in progress to work along side the existing
> >     mailing list,
> >     > IRC channel, and Wiki site mediums. The Noisebridge ning will be a
> >     new way
> >     > for NB members to easily exchange ideas and discuss projects. The
> >     platform
> >     > is free and simple to use (meaning if you wanna know how it ticks
> >     simply
> >     > make your own network and fiddle with the admin options) and
> >     anonymous to
> >     > join if you so choose. Please check it out and give your feedback
> >     on the
> >     > medium. This has been made for the sole purpose of making the
> >     sharing of
> >     > ideas and the collaboration of projects easier to not only the
> >     newbie layman
> >     > but the hardcore nerd as well. Please give your very best
> constructive
> >     > criticism on the site and remember to be excellent to each other!
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