[FFML] A thought on the future of the FFML

[The Wanderer]

On 06/30/2013 08:03 AM, Larry F wrote:

> There are other aspects too. When I first mentioned that I thought
> the list should have an active web site, it was because when people
> use their favorite search engine to find fiction, mailing lists don't
> show up in the results.

That falls under "visibility and discoverability", doesn't it?

> I also mentioned that my web site still gets visitors even though it
> hasn't been active in nearly a decade and people still sign up for
> the -- also inactive -- mailing list, which shows the potential for
> getting new visitors and members.
> 
> The FFML archive is there, but it isn't attractive at all because
> it's just a rather intimidating list of dates and links that tells
> nothing about its content. If I were a person who had just stumbled
> across it, I sure as heck wouldn't bother trying to sort through it.
> I'd back out and look for something friendlier.

Agreed. While archives (in approximately that format) are good for their
own purpose, they don't make for even a decent routine-reading
interface, much less a good advertisement or good discoverability.

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