Excellent. I had not noticed that.
It is a pity that the jiscmail implementation is so spare. Titles only.
First few lines of the messages would help. But you can't have everything.
MK
> -----Original Message-----
> From: psci-com: on public engagement with science
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Frank Norman
> Sent: 30 November 2008 11:09
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Is pscicom list a dinosaur?
>
> Re. RSS, actually these have been available for a while now.
> If you look at the list home page
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=psci-com you
> will see RSS buttons and links down at the bottom right.
>
> Frank Norman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Kenward <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Saturday, November 29, 2008 7:31 pm
> Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Is pscicom list a dinosaur?
>
> > I would say that it is a generation thing, but I know that this
> > list has
> > some younger persons aboard.
> >
> > I belong to a lot of lists, but rarely play in the Facebook world,
> > which I
> > consider to be suitable for the terminally trivial.
> >
> > I am a regular on various forums, but I often use email to keep
> > track of
> > those.
> >
> > Blogs are completely different.
> >
> > The one thing that this list misses, but that others manage, is an
> > RSS feed.
> >
> > This is the delivery mechanism that unites blogs, social
> networks and
> > forums.
> >
> > I am surprised that jiscmail has not implemented RSS feeds on its
> > lists.
> > ____________________________
> > Michael Kenward
> > ABSW e-minder
> > http://www.absw.org.uk
> > http://absw.blogspot.com/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: psci-com: on public engagement with science
> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kaplish, Lalita
> > > Sent: 29 November 2008 15:54
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: [PSCI-COM] Is pscicom list a dinosaur?
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > In a recent converstion with me, a new young science writer
> > expressed> surprise that this mailing list was still so active. The
> > idea
> > > of mailing
> > > lists seemed old-fashioned to him, given the rise of forums and
> > blogs> etc. So I wondered what other people on the list thought. Is
> > our list
> > > coming to an evolutionary dead end? Have mailing lists had their
> > day?> Has the younger/more foreward looking science communication
> > community> migrated to other watering holes in the virtual world?
> > If you are
> > > talking/sharing science communication or PUS issues elsewhere, I'd
> > > really like to hear about it.
> > >
> > > Lalita
> > >
> > > Lalita Kaplish
> > > Wellcome Library
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> > > London NW1 2BE, UK
> > >
> > > T +44 (0)20 7611 7316
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> > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
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