One would think that this would be an area that could be well served in the "Internet Age". Most homes are connected to the Internet and pretty much everyone has access to it via their phones, tablets or computers.
However, there seems to be a high level of disfunctionality in this regard. My discussion on this subject stems from my considerations on providing such a means of communication via a coummunity website. This would either take the form of a means by which community residents could become "Members" (or registered Users) of the website and use a message/comment area to communicate between other members. My experience with this is that it rarely works and takes a lot of time to administer and often too cumbersome for the "members" to use.
This was the case with the offering of EssexInfo.org as a solution for a Parish Council website and is perpetuated on The Voice.
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