[mythtv-users] www.mythtvtalk.com <- New forum

[Cotter, Paul M.]

Hey here's an idea - why doesn't someone put together a site that
aggregates all the *mythtv* sites' info into a single repository :-P

Have fun - I'm not volunteering, just kicking up dirt!

Paul


-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Ryan Allen
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 10:41 AM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] www.mythtvtalk.com <- New forum


I could care less WHAT shape the container our forum has.  Mail list,
phpBB, WIKKI, FAQ, 9600 dial up bulletin board system, yellow sticky
notes on the fridge, it doesn't matter.

What matters is that most the information is out there.  The issue is,
the information is spread all over Internet, and has no central index
that is kept up to date.  It's nearly impossible to find.  For example,
it took me about a week of daily searches on google, on ivtv FAQ,
gossimer-threads, the various distro/myth/hardware forums, and other
Internet to find: 1) RPMs for SuSE 9.0,  2) MythMusic need it's own
version of QT on SuSE and 3)  the all so important README for the
X-windows nvidia driver that describes all the "options" for the
"device" section for the card.  Nvidia sure doesn't make this file very
easy to find.

It's great that people want to start their forum, with the hopes it will
became the greatest source for information out there.  It's great that
we live in a time with tools that allow us to so that easily.  It's
great that people want to help and develop totally awesome tools like
MythTV.

In Time, I suspect, it will be the mega search engines that will help us
the most.  Google, should search the forums for us, and bring us to the
information we are seeking.  Today, that is just not the case. 

In the mean time, out of the frustration I and I'm sure many other Myth
newbies feel, I'm going to take the stance AGAINST ANOTHER FORUM!  Lets
not fragment the location for Myth information any more than it already
is.

A suggestion:  Merge the new forum with the "main" myth site at
mythth.org and have it endorse it as the "official" forum. 

Just my .02

-- Ryan


* Bill Bradley <wbradley at bham.rr.com> wrote on [06-15-04y 07:10]:
> On Tuesday 15 June 2004 09:26, Michael Haas wrote:
> > Hello there,
> > I just want to announce www.mythtvtalk.com. As told by the name,
> > it's a place to talk about mythtv, like this ML. Its intention is
> > *not* to compete with the ML, but to collaborate.
> >
> > I hope you don't mind the spam :).
> >
> > Thanks for the time you spent reading this message, and visit us!
:).
> >
> > Michael Haas
>
> Oh Christ on a Cracker......here we go again!  Time for the monthly
> flame war about forums. Please everyone let the forum folks have their

> forum and let the ML people have their list.  Do we REALLY need to see

> yet another barage of mail about the pros and cons of both sides.  We
> know already.  My 2 cents are "if it helps people with there MythTV
> questions and helps spread total myth world domination"  its a good
> thing.  Some people hate mailing lists and others hate forums..."Cant
we all just get along" <sniff><sniff>.
>
> Anyway just thought I would try and head of all the useless email
> before they start coming to my inbox....
>
> b. bradley

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