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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=166113919-12042004>I'll
add my voice to the crowd - the Bldg-Sim list has been valuable to me as a means
of monitoring what goes on in the "real-world" simulation world. It's
fairly easy for me to quickly look at a posting and figure out whether I want to
read it or not.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=166113919-12042004>Unless
a web-based forum offered the capability to have all postings emailed to me, I
doubt that I'd have the initiative to go to the website and figure out what's
new since the last time I was there.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=166113919-12042004>That
being said - there certainly is value in categorizing and archiving the
materials to make the information more accessible. I'd just hate to see my
particular use-case degraded because of it.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=166113919-12042004>Larry
Schaefer</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Manager, Software Development</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carrier Corporation</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(315) 432-6229</FONT></DIV>
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size=2>larry.schaefer@carrier.utc.com</FONT></DIV></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=166113919-12042004> </SPAN>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
Vikram Sami [mailto:Vikram@ensargroup.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 12,
2004 1:56 PM<BR><B>To:</B> BLDG-SIM@gard.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [BLDG-SIM]
format of the list<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
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<DIV><SPAN class=343455017-12042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
agree with chip - the value of having something pop up in your email is huge.
I probably wouldn't bother to visit the forum site as much. Also, a lot of
times people send attachments by email in response to questions. This might
not be viable for a forum site. I still think there are benefits to the forum
though - the most important being the archive of threads. Jason - do you have
the infrastructure to build an archive?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343455017-12042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Vikram Sami</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
postman@gard.com [mailto:postman@gard.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Chip
Barnaby<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 12, 2004 10:42 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
BLDG-SIM@gard.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [BLDG-SIM] format of the
list<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Alec et al --<BR><BR>I agree with all of your
points.<BR><BR>However, one of the values of the eMail format is that
activity announces itself. When a message appears, I take a moment to
read it. If I have something to add, I answer.<BR><BR>I imagine that I
would rarely go read a forum unless I had a specific question or
issue.<BR><BR>Can forums be set up so they send an occasional eMail noting
that 42 new postings have appeared in the last week? Or perhaps there
is some other reminder scheme commonly used?<BR><BR>It would be too bad if
the forum scheme resulted in a lot of posting-into-the-void.<BR><BR>Chip
Barnaby<BR><BR><BR>At 11:50 AM 04-12-04, Alec Stevens wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite type="cite" cite=""><FONT face=arial
size=2>Hello,<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>(a question for
Jason Glazer, perhaps)<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Is it
possible, feasible, or worthwhile to change the format of the bldg-sim
list to a web-based forum?<BR>There are several forums that I participate
in from time to time that are web based. <BR>Advantages are
many: Threads are categorized by topic, and old threads readily
archived. Sample topics could include things like DOE2 simulation
questions, weather questions, Energy Plus questions, job postings,
conferences, calls for papers, etc. You can also decide what you you
are interested in and what you want to read about, rather than having to
sort out an inbox-full of posts about something that doesn't tickle your
fancy. <BR></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Not sure what the
budget is for maintaining the bldg-sim list, but I think the usefulness
quotient would go up a notch if it were a web
forum.<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Example web forums:
<BR><A
href="http://www.taunton.com/pages/forums.asp">http://www.taunton.com/pages/forums.asp</A><BR></FONT> <BR><FONT
face=arial size=2>What is the general sentiment out there? <BR>(if this
were a web-based forum, we could initiate a user poll to find out the
answer!)<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>p.s.: I am not trying
to start a ruckus here, I definitely enjoy the list and have found it very
useful over the years. <BR></FONT> <BR> <BR><FONT
face=arial size=2>Cheers,<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Alec
Stevens, PE<BR></FONT> <BR><BR><PRE>
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