[HDR-photo] RE: HDR forum

[Geraldine Joffre]

As stated on the list info page: "The HDR-photo list is for discussing
techniques and technologies related to High Dynamic Range photography". The
list has a focus that is more on the "technical" aspects of HDR photography,
intended for people who like to better understand the concepts behind High
Dynamic Range imaging and explore its applications to photography. For the
purpose of quality discussions around those topics, I believe that a mailing
list is a more appropriate format than a forum. 

But this certainly does not mean that forums on HDR photography would not be a
good idea. I personally welcome such forums, as I don't see it as "splitting"
but rather further enrich the information made available to people interested
in the subject. There is enough interest in HDR photography to justify many
forums -and other mailing lists too- on the topic, especially forums that are
more intended for helping newbies and understand the basics (the discussions
on this list may look intimidating for many photographers not yet familiar
with the concepts of HDR...).

To answer John's question, yes old stuff is saved and easier to access than
old stuff in a forum. The archives are here
http://www.hdr-photography.com/pipermail/hdr-photo

The archives are not searchable yet, but this will be added later on.

I agree that the ability to attach pictures is an advantage with forums. I
will discuss with the technical administrator of the list if something can be
done to upload images to the server and show them in a convenient way.

Geraldine Joffre

On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 16:15:18 +0100, John Green wrote
> A good thing though is that in the forum old stuff is saved. And  
> mostoften there's a possibility of attaching work. Is it possible  
> here as well? Of course you can link to things, but personally I 
> like  more to see things instantly. I'm split in this issue though 
> as I  like the list very much. Maybe we don't have to 'split' it 
> just  because some people like to have a forum.
> 
> Greetings,
> John
> 
> On 7 feb 2007, at 04.32, Photography wrote:
> 
> > Too much maintenance and you'd have to go subscribe to posts to be  
> > notified.  Personally, I prefer email because I can just get emails  
> > about any topic at any time and I use filters to throw the emails  
> > in folders so I can go look at them when I need to.  A forum is way  
> > impersonal and much harder to have a conversation in.  There is  
> > something a lot more instantaneous about email as well.
> >
> > I think it would be a shame to split the group.
> >
> > Just my 2 cents.
> >
> > Best
> > R
> >
> > On Feb 6, 2007, at 9:37 PM, Keith Henson wrote:
> >
> >> can it not be used both ways?
> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Uwe Steinmueller"  
> >> <ustein_outback at yahoo.com>
> >> To: "High Dynamic Range Photography" <hdr-photo at hdr-photography.com>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 12:23 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [HDR-photo] RE: HDR forum
> >>
> >>
> >>>>> I think it's very counterproductive to already be
> >>> talking about
> >>>> moving or splitting this list into other forums.
> >>>
> >>> Even as I prefer news groups over mailing lists I
> >>> think splitting is not a good idea and I for sure only
> >>> participate here.
> >>>
> >>> Uwe
> >>>
> >>> Uwe Steinmueller
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