Even with lower traffic I like the list. I’d be happy to chip in. Gary Krysztopik
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 13, 2026, at 7:20 AM, Robert Johnston via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Please not Discord. While it is a great communication tool (and I moderate > some very large discord communities), it is very much a sink for > discoverability and archiving. Unlike forums (that persist), anything > posted in a discord is hard to discover later at best, and utterly > ephemeral at worst. > > E-mail lists like this are more permanent, and with a proper archive become > a searchable reference that can be referred back to, so there's little need > to re-post the same information over and over. > >> On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 at 03:00, John Hoopes via EV <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I love this list and information, I would suggest we move to Discord, no >> cost, just start a thread and we can have channels for each subject, >> >> Just a thought, will miss this if it goes, >> >> J_Hoopes >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 10:31:06 AM PDT, Beth Silverman via EV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Dave, I had no idea you've been paying for this!! >> >> Thank you, thank you, thank you. >> >> I would miss the list if it was gone, but I certainly understand that >> things change and time marches on.... >> >> Beth Silverman >> ex-Solectria >> >> >> >> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 07:16:50 +0200 >>> From: "List Lackey" <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [EVDL] EV List future? >>> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >>> >>> Find a couple of questions for you to please answer / discuss below. >>> >>> About a week ago I got an unwelcome surprise - notice that the EV list's >>> hosting service will shut down discussion lists on the 22nd of this >> month. >>> >>> Good news: I've found a new host that seems committed to discussion lists >>> for >>> the longer term. >>> >>> More good news: It would add an integrated archive and an interactive >> web- >>> forum (BBS) to the list. That would make it more like Google Groups or >> the >>> old Yahoo Groups, but without all the advertising and the privacy >>> concerns. >>> >>> To be clear, the BBS would be optional. You could still interact with >> the >>> discussion list entirely via email, the way you always have. >>> >>> As a bonus, the new host would cost me about half of what I've been >> paying >>> for the last few years. >>> >>> But ... >>> >>> List traffic has been steadily declining since 2012 and the introduction >>> of >>> practical production EVs. In the last 6 months we've had about 260 >>> posts. >>> In 2010, we got almost that many messages per *week*. >>> >>> That's probably because the EV list has always been mainly a place for EV >>> hobbyists. >>> >>> Not many folks build their own EVs now. >>> >>> Also, most of the production EVs have their own dedicated or >>> semi-dedicated >>> (usually commercial / ad-supported) online resources. >>> >>> I suppose that there's EV discussion on social media, too. >>> >>> So, finally, my questions to you: >>> >>> Is the EV discussion list still useful to you? >>> >>> Should I keep it going? >>> >>> David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey >>> >>> To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my >>> offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt >>> >>> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20260711/5de523eb/attachment.htm >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Address messages to [email protected] >> No other addresses in TO and CC fields >> HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ >> OT: If you use an Android device, please read https://keepandroidopen.org/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Address messages to [email protected] >> No other addresses in TO and CC fields >> HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ >> OT: If you use an Android device, please read https://keepandroidopen.org/ >> > > > -- > Robert "Anaerin" Johnston > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20260713/00508582/attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > OT: If you use an Android device, please read https://keepandroidopen.org/ _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ OT: If you use an Android device, please read https://keepandroidopen.org/
