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Post by Finarvyn on Aug 14, 2021 14:01:04 GMT -6
Yeah, as far as I know I'm still subscribed to the Amber Diceless mailing list but I haven't gotten any e-mails in a couple of years or so.
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Post by Merias on Aug 14, 2021 14:12:58 GMT -6
Which reminds me... I really like mailing lists. I think they are the original "mobile friendly" way to have long-form discussions, simply because every mobile device had and continues to have an email client. But I think they have declined in use even more than forums.
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Post by Starbeard on Aug 14, 2021 15:26:01 GMT -6
Alas, mailing lists have declined in direct correlation with the decline of e-mail in general. I know plenty of people my own age who won't even check their e-mail except for work related messages. Personal e-mail addresses are just something you use to register for things online.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2021 15:35:08 GMT -6
Alas, mailing lists have declined in direct correlation with the decline of e-mail in general. I know plenty of people my own age who won't even check their e-mail except for work related messages. Personal e-mail addresses are just something you use to register for things online. I use mine for work related postings that my supervisor is too lazy to stand up and walk 20 meters to tell me. |
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Post by greentongue on Aug 16, 2021 11:32:46 GMT -6
Why email when you can text?
Why post to one person on a forum, that they may not log into, when you can email?
Choice of media dilutes. Have to know the target to know what will reach.
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Post by aramis on Aug 17, 2021 20:57:10 GMT -6
I have a forum and a facebook group for Elf Lair Games. I have a fairly active (if small) community on Facebook. I haven't had a single post on the forums, and I've advertised both in the same places. It's sad and it sucks, but yeah, it is what it is. I go to your forum occasionally and want to post something, but often hit some sort of "writer's block" and can't come up with something interesting to post. Boards like this have some sort of "critical mass" of posters and if there aren't enough the conversations fizzle. I have no idea how to build a forum up to that point and suspect it's just luck/unluck. And yet, you've done it to a useful level twice. (Trollbridge and OS Trek) |
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