[Aquanet] web site changes

[Raymond Blum]

I had a facebook account and I think that I visited it perhaps 3 times  
total.  So we're in agreement there, although rather than "cannot  
tolerate" I would label my response to it as "it simply does not  
appeal to me"

---Raymond

On Sep 16, 2009, at 2:02 PM, Louise & Rich wrote:

> I would "ditto" Annette's comments and would add that, personally, I  
> cannot tolerate Facebook!!!!
> Louise
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Annette Compton
> To: patchapin at mindspring.com
> Cc: Aquanet The_digital_Brain
> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 10:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [Aquanet] web site changes
>
> I'm with Pat—I like the idea of the redesign, but I do prefer the  
> medium of email. I find it blends into my day. If I had to log on to  
> the site to communicate and that were the only means, I would  
> probably not do that very often.
>
> Though there are enjoyments with Facebook, mostly it feels like a  
> "time-sucker." If Aquanet becomes a site based on that model without  
> the emails to the list, I probably would visit infrequently at best  
> and fade into the background quickly. That's news as I see it right  
> now.
>
> However, I LOVE the idea of commenting directly on the page of the  
> gallery—that's a brilliant idea. It would be like a group of us all  
> going to a gallery together and standing around chatting about the  
> work. Excellent thought, Raymond!
>
> Can you add that feature but maintain our "list" discussions as well  
> or does that defeat the purpose of your redesign?
>
> Annette
>
> On Sep 16, 2009, at 9:58 AM, <patchapin at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
>> I know the Facebook sort of thing is killing lists, but speaking  
>> just for me, I can only take so much tecnology and have only so  
>> much time I want to spend doing some things.
>>
>> I would not care to log on to a site every day in preference to  
>> reading or not reading some email.
>>
>> pat chapin
>> www.patchapin.com
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raymond Blum" <raymond at paidtech.com 
>> >
>> To: "Aquanet The_digital_Brain" <aquanet at thedigitalbraintrust.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 5:54 AM
>> Subject: [Aquanet] web site changes
>>
>>
>>> Hi all
>>>   I am planning out a fairly major overhaul to the aquanet  
>>> website  and this list and want some feedback on a plan - I am  
>>> thinking of  adding comments and some variety of chats to the  
>>> galleries and next to  the critique on the home page. This would  
>>> allow people to log into the  site and then enter and view  
>>> comments right there on the page, rather  than use the separate  
>>> medium of email.  I would keep the list around  but much of its  
>>> current use would be [I feel better] replaced by this.
>>>
>>> Thoughts? (yes, think it through before replying)
>>>
>>> Please reply TO THE LIST not to me directly.
>>>
>>> ---Raymond
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>
> Annette Compton
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