RE: [chairs] TC FAQ Template

["David RR Webber \(XML\)" <david@drrw.info>]

Bill,

 

The line blurs here - I've seen blogs operated that look and feel identically to forums.

 

The big + on the blog is the rss feed mechanism.  Plus - I think that most TC chairs would want to manage this somewhat depending on their TC needs.

 

The ability to have a FAQ built-in to the blog is also appealing - that can be quickly updated to respond to input, etc - the sidebar menuing on blog is perfect for that use.

 

The member mail archive lists already have that feel - it may be conflicting to have two such.

 

A forum is a little too ad hoc at times! ; -)

 

DW

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re:
> [chairs] TC FAQ Template
> From: Bill Parducci
> <bill.parducci@simulalabs.com>
> Date: Tue, February 14, 2006
> 4:34 pm
> To: "David RR Webber (XML)" <david@drrw.info>
> Cc:
> chairs@lists.oasis-open.org, Jeff
> Mischkinsky
> <jeff.mischkinsky@oracle.com>
>
> i would offer
> that a forum is better suited to (persistent) Q&A where  
> a
> blog is more editorially oriented. since i thought that the purpose
>  
> was to allow for some form of reusable public Q&A a forum
> would be  
> the better choice in that it allows users to create
> topics that can  
> start threads of
> discussion.
>
> b
>
> On Feb 14, 2006, at 12:20 PM, David RR
> Webber (XML) wrote:
>
> > Bill,
> >
> > OK - weeds,
> eh?
> >
> > The blogger environment allows you to create
> persistent html pages  
> > - complete with archive and
> indexing - as well as the RSS content -  
> > and Google
> search loves it all!
> >
> > DW
> >
> >
> >
> -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: [chairs] TC FAQ
> Template
> > From: Bill Parducci
> <bill.parducci@simulalabs.com>
> > Date: Tue, February 14,
> 2006 1:07 pm
> > To: Jeff Mischkinsky
> <jeff.mischkinsky@oracle.com>
> > Cc:
> chairs@lists.oasis-open.org
> >
> > without spinning to far out
> into the weeds i would suggest that a
> > forum would be a better
> solution here. the are searchable,
> > 'skinnable', can easily be
> setup to allow anonymous reads (good for
> > google searches ;o)
> while requiring authentication (read: "by signing
> > up you agree
> to abide by X "), typically have RSS feed capabilities
> > and
> allow you to keep  things in some sort of order by
> topic.
> >
> > b