Re: [avr-gcc-list] List of outstanding avr-gcc patches

[Johannes Bauer]

Am 31.08.2010 22:59, schrieb Joerg Wunsch:
> Johannes Bauer <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
>> On mikrocontroller.net
>> there are often quite interesting postings by guest users.
> 
> It's the only forum I know of that still allows that kind of liberty,
> and it requires quite a bit of moderation for this to work well
> enough.  So mikrocontroller.net is really the exception, and
> avrfreaks.net is just doing as anybody else.  (They did allow
> anonymous postings in the past, too, but eventually, this attracted
> too much spam and too many trolls.)

I can imagine, this is quite annoying :-/

> I agree that all these fora lack tree-like thread displays which
> better newsreaders have no problems with.  OTOH, the ability to attach
> pictures to a posting is something Usenet never managed to accept.

You're right, both media have their advantages and disadvantages.
However, I have made the subjective observation that the SNR in
web-based fora is usually a lot lower than in mailing lists or the
Usenet for that matter - even among non-trolls. Therefore my preference.
YMMV, however.

Kind regards,
Johannes