Forums FAQ

Which web forum software are you using for the forums?

We're using FudForum to power our forums.

But I don't like FudForum! Why didn't you use X, Y or Z forum?

We chose FudForum because it is very fast, and it was the easiest to integrate mailing list software with.

Mailing list software? The Cycling '74 forums are integrated with mailing lists?

Yes! If you don't care for web forums, you can subscribe to the mailing lists and never deal with them. However, we think that you'll find that the forums are a great way to search archives and browse threads. If you're interested in more information about the mailing lists, feel free to start with the Mailing Lists FAQ

I'm a long time subscriber to the MaxMSP mailing list - do I need to join the forum?

Probably not! If you have posted even just one message to the max-msp mailing list in the last 5+ years, you had an account created for you as a result of the process we used to import the mailing list archives. Your username is your email address. Also, any message that you've posted has been attributed to you in the forum archives.

However, if you've never posted, you will indeed need to create a forum account for yourself. You can create one by going here.

If you have a problem with your login account please send us an email.

Does this mean the old MaxMSP mailing list is going to die? How does it work?

The MaxMSP mailing list will continue to function as if nothing has changed. However, you now have some new options. If you choose to, you can participate in the MaxMSP forum. Messages posted to the mailing list will appear in the forum, and messages placed in the forum will go out on the mailing list.

Sounds great! Now I would like to get into my forum acccount. What's my password?

You will need to use the "mail password" feature to reset and retrieve a password for the forums for the first time. Go here and follow the instructions to retrieve your password. Just enter in your MaxMSP mailing list email address and you should be good to go. If you have any problems, please don't hestiate to let us know.

There sure do seem to be a lot of forum options now. I'm not sure which one to post in. Maybe I should just continue to keep sending all Cycling '74-related emails to the MaxMSP list...

Please don't! One thing we had hoped the new system would do would be to dilute the volume of the main list, and re-route the discussions to more appropriate topics. We will have a policy of moving threads that stray off-topic into a more appropriate topic.

Wait! I participate on the mailing list and don't really use the forums. How will I know that a topic has been moved?

We will make an announcement on the forum/list prior to moving the discussion thread.

I'm still confused! Can you put it in a nutshell for me?

Cycling74.com has integrated forum/mailing lists. If you send a message to the mailing list, it will show up in the forum. If you post a message to the forum, it will show up on it's corresponding mailing list. If you posted to the max-msp list at any time in the last 5+ years you already have an account.
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