On Mon, 12 May 2008 16:31:02 -0400, alexy wrote:
I think you may be confusing me with someone else.
Yes, I did. I mixed you up with evodawg.
My only "complaint" about Wood Central is that I don't like the
interface. I find most (all?) web-based forums to be far inferior to
usenet from a pure user-interface standpoint.
I guess I don't get that. In my news reader (Free Agent) I see a list
of topics (admittedly collapsed) from which I can pick and choose what
to read and what to discard. Other than the collapsed threads and the
ability to discard, how is that different from, say, WoodCentral
(maybe that's the whole thing--I don't know).
I find SMC annoying but tolerable in that regard.
Actually, I disliked the software they chose right from the outset,
which almost assuredly is what inclined me to WC in the beginning. It
has collapsed threads AND it limits you to about 25 threads per
browser page, and there are generally four or five "sticky" threads at
the top, costing me 20% of the content. Browsing is utterly maddening.
The WC method (not collapsed) and the similar format of the old BP has
whatever time period you specify displayed on a single page--just like
my Free Agent does. Like I said, I don't get it.
I have chosen not to participate in WoodCentral for that
reason. Not a BFD; just my own personal choice, with which I am
comfortable and which I don't feel any need to promote to others.
Of course. This whole mini thread is based on my erroneous reply to
your post. I didn't intend for you to defend your choice.
Infact, I envy those who can stand the interface--they probably get
good content. I'll probably try it every so often to see if my tolerance
level has increased.
Well, in my case, it's as much about the people as it is the content.
There are some people's posts I read even if I haven't read the whole
thread, just because I like what they say and/or how they say it.
The graphic shown above wouldn't even have raised an
eyebrow over there. That is more important to me than any amount if
content.
Interesting. Whatever floats your boat.
Nothing to it. I don't much care for meddling.
--
LRod
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Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999
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If you can't figure out how to use it, I probably wouldn't
care to correspond with you anyway.