Offer online social network (or member’s only/private group on Facebook)
I strongly disagree with the Facebook idea. For one, I am one of those curmudgeons who is not on Facebook, and never intends to be on Facebook, so this idea is dead to me. Secondly, don’t we have the Vintage Computer Forums? I think that is the best social network that we could have, and it’s already there.
The problem with many forums and especially the Vintage Forums is that you have to visit them to see new posts and there is no decent mobile client. I do visit the Vintage Forums but miss out on many others Atari, Mercedes-Benz, 3D-Printing to name but a few, as these all require explicit visits to see posts. I really don't understand why Forums are better than UseNet news. For me the big advantage of Facebook is that I can see everything on one page, and of course VCF is there. If you want to attract new members then I believe you need to be on Facebook.
Replace/update the mail-list to one with a web-based interface. I feel like we took a HUGE step backwards
Again, I believe this is already in place with the VCF. Perhaps some adjustments could be made, but I think the VCF is the best gathering place that we could devise.
There is no Mail interface to VCF for me a bigger step backwards....
Just my two cents worth…
smp -- Stephen M. Pereira Bedford, NH 03110 KB1SXE
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