Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't have the time or interest to start
up a new group.

I've seen how much work some of you have put into MWM, and not much has
come out of it. That could be because of the limitations of a moderated
newsgroup. If the same group of you want to channel your ideas into a
forum, you might get a lot more results for your work.

You can use free forum software, and I can provide web space for a small
forum. I can contribute in that area if the team here wants to do the
rest.

You went from MW to MWM...have you achieved your goals? If not, do you
want to try something else?

It's just an idea. If it doesn't suit you, it doesn't matter to me. I'll
still be at MWM whenever I feel like going to Google Groups.

Thanks to those of you who created and maintain the group. I appreciate
it. :)

Lois


Hugh Watkins said:
> this low trafic is normal for moderated groups on the net
>
> if you think it is a good idea
> you yourself just start a google or a yaho group
>
> but it wil be an uphill strugle
> they tend to be a one man band
>
> Hugh W

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mwmDiscussion@yahoogroups.com
> To: mwmDiscussion@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 11:19 PM
> Subject: [mwm@Yahoo] Forum? (was: Recent posts have not shown up)
>
>
> Have you considered having a forum instead of a moderated newsgroup?
>
> You needed a moderated group because misc.writing is (or was, last time
> I
> looked) more like misc.dicussion with occasional writing topics. But
> the
> newsgroup hardly gets any traffic. I don't know how many people have
> the
> problem I do of not being able to post via my ISP, but if it's a common
> problem, that's a major factor. How many people try to post and just
> give
> up rather than asking for help here?
>
> With a forum, it would be easy for anyone to sign up and post, you'd be
> able to reach people who don't know about newsgroups, and you could
> remove any posts that don't belong. Forums also allow editing, closing
> of
> threads, different sections/categories for posts, and other features.
>
> MWM is barely a group, but I'd like to see it grow one way or another.
> I've gotten work and useful information through it. There are writers'
> forums, but most of the ones I've seen are only for fiction, and I
> write
> non-fiction. I enjoy reading discussions about fiction, but I'd like a
> group where both are discussed, such as MWM -- but with more discussion
> and where it's easier to post.
>
> Lois
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