Well and Table Talk comparison

Feature-for-feature comparison of Salon's discussion communities:

Advertising Multiple ad banners per page when not logged in as a member
None

Membership fees $6.50/month (or included in any WELL Membership
$10/month browser-only
$15/month multiple interfaces and mail, plus storage after 10MB (see below)

Interface Linear forum/topic/response structure.
Built on WebCrossing software. Discussions delivered to readers in chunks making up a of "page" postings.
Linear forum/topic/response structure.
Web interface built on Well Engaged software or text-based telnet interface called Picospan. Both allow whole discussions on a single "page."

Organization Over 20 folders within which registered members can begin discussions or post responses to existing discussions.
Over 260 "conferences" within which registered members can begin discussions or post responses to existing discussions.

Privileges Non-registered "Guests" have read-only access to all discussions. Registered members can post messages and add discussions in all areas of the forum. Only the Sysop can move or delete discussions that have been posted to and control user access, privileges and discussion status.
Only registered members can read the contents of the "public" conferences. Invited members can participate in member-created private conferences. Volunteer conference hosts can add, freeze, retire and delete discussions within their conferences. Conference hosts can also delete responses according to their local ground rules.

Public forums Only the Sysop can add new folders to the site.
Only the Sysop can add public "featured" conferences, but every member at the $15 level can create an "independent" conference for which they have host privileges.

Private forums None
Members at the $15 level can create a private conference for which they have host privileges and whose members are allowed admittance only by their hosts.

Member profiles Members can include a "profile" describing themselves and pointing to their home pages and favorite URLs.
Members can include a profile visible only to other members. In addition, all members at the $15 level are provided 10MB for file storage, including the opportunity to put their own home page on the Well's servers.

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Feature-for-feature comparison of Salon's discussion communities:
Advertising	Multiple ad banners per page when not logged in as a member	None
Membership fees	$6.50/month (or included in any WELL Membership	$10/month browser-only $15/month multiple interfaces and mail, plus storage after 10MB (see below)
Interface	Linear forum/topic/response structure. Built on WebCrossing software. Discussions delivered to readers in chunks making up a of "page" postings.	Linear forum/topic/response structure. Web interface built on Well Engaged software or text-based telnet interface called Picospan. Both allow whole discussions on a single "page."
Organization	Over 20 folders within which registered members can begin discussions or post responses to existing discussions.	Over 260 "conferences" within which registered members can begin discussions or post responses to existing discussions.
Privileges	Non-registered "Guests" have read-only access to all discussions. Registered members can post messages and add discussions in all areas of the forum. Only the Sysop can move or delete discussions that have been posted to and control user access, privileges and discussion status.	Only registered members can read the contents of the "public" conferences. Invited members can participate in member-created private conferences. Volunteer conference hosts can add, freeze, retire and delete discussions within their conferences. Conference hosts can also delete responses according to their local ground rules.
Public forums	Only the Sysop can add new folders to the site.	Only the Sysop can add public "featured" conferences, but every member at the $15 level can create an "independent" conference for which they have host privileges.
Private forums	None	Members at the $15 level can create a private conference for which they have host privileges and whose members are allowed admittance only by their hosts.
Member profiles	Members can include a "profile" describing themselves and pointing to their home pages and favorite URLs.	Members can include a profile visible only to other members. In addition, all members at the $15 level are provided 10MB for file storage, including the opportunity to put their own home page on the Well's servers.