1- This kinda seems like spam, it's promoting another site over this one.
2- There doesn't need to be another forum, especially if the main way of
populating it is through moving people from this group to there, all it will
do is dilute the brain power available, and end up duplicating the questions
and answers.
I don't see much value in trying to build that site, especially through any
kind of promotion here. Jason appears to be the only one who has ever posted
there.
An independently run online system is already in existence here, I also
personally think this system is better than what could be created with a
phpBB. I personally have a domain with a blog I am developing and have spent
almost a year designing a bulletin board system that is so awesomely
configured that it would work perfectly to help people find the answers they
need, and post solutions etc etc. There is one major problem with it, and
almost every possible configuration that you can make to those boards, it
doesn't create an easy, fast, and simple way for the people who will provide
the help to vet the questions to see what they can quickly and easily
answer.
That's the main value in this group/email list and why more people take part
in this list than any other group that is out there for Epicor and Vantage,
it's easy for the people giving the help because it's all one list and
people don't need to take any exceptional amount of time out of their day to
go and help someone else.
I think the thing that would be most valuable to us as a community would be
the Wiki that was starting to be developed at one point where we would be
able to take solutions from here, and roll them into a knowledge base that
can be more easily searched, not try to change how that knowledge base is
being created.
I also find some of the "rules" listed over there to be a bit over the top
and chaotic.
Also, I suspect that there is probably a cease and desist on the way from
Epicor within a week(if they are not already printing it right now to be in
the mail by EOD) for trademark and copyright infringement because the site
uses the word Epicor in the name. Ever since the merger they are on hyper
alert to try to squash any and all sites devoted to Epicor and its products
from being able to use the word "epicor" in any way other than a passive
mention in a post, and even then they don't like it. In fact, they don't
even like a screen shot taken and posted online because they consider it a
violation of Trademark and Copyright unless you are specifically licensed by
them to display them.
So be careful, or there is going to be a lot of paperwork and potentially
cost with anything like that.
-----Original Message-----
From:
vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
that_guyy
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 4:46 PM
To:
vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] A New Epicor Forum: The Epicorum
Has anyone seen this new Forum? Another Epicor user started up a new forum
back this last October. Not much membership, but there won't be much of a
membership if more folks don't join.
The Epicorum: an independently-run online bulletin board for discussion and
support of all things Epicor. Jump in, introduce yourself, and start asking
questions!
http://epicorum.com/
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