General question to those who participate in and/or run or moderate BOTH email lists (like the various YahooGroups) AND forums like this one:
I am considering starting a group/forum/list for people interested in a specific knife maker's knives. I anticipate that volume will be fairly low; may even go days with no traffic. Ability to post links and include picture attachments is important; Buying/selling/trading among members will presumably take place (not expected by the maker himself).
1) Which type of "community" would you prefer (email list or forum) to participate in for this?
2) If you own/run/moderate a group, which of the two is easier to run? Is a ubb-type forum time-consuming, difficult, or expensive (gasp!) to
run?
3) Main advantages and disadvantages to each type (or other types of "groups" if you are aware of them) for this type of application?
TIA
Matt
I am considering starting a group/forum/list for people interested in a specific knife maker's knives. I anticipate that volume will be fairly low; may even go days with no traffic. Ability to post links and include picture attachments is important; Buying/selling/trading among members will presumably take place (not expected by the maker himself).
1) Which type of "community" would you prefer (email list or forum) to participate in for this?
2) If you own/run/moderate a group, which of the two is easier to run? Is a ubb-type forum time-consuming, difficult, or expensive (gasp!) to
run?
3) Main advantages and disadvantages to each type (or other types of "groups" if you are aware of them) for this type of application?
TIA
Matt
