On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 12:22 G. Matthew Rice <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 11:29 AM, Justin Keller <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> I like the mailing list. With emails, even on different computers, you
>> don’t have to check anything else. They just appear after being sent. Also,
>> threads can still be easily replied to on emails. People also know a way to
>> contact people privately on email by just emailing them. I’m so not use
>> discourse, but is there also a way to do this there?
>>
>
> Yes, there is private messaging.
>
> Also, if we stick with mailing lists, should we make this list publicly
> searchable?  Currently, the list is only viewable to subscribers?
>
i think that is a good idea. Some may view it, like what they see, and join

>
> Regards,
> --matt
>
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 11:18 G. Matthew Rice <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> We're using Discourse (https://www.discourse.org/) on another project
>>> and the suggestion came up that, maybe, it's time for us to move on from
>>> mailing lists to something a little more accessible (and probably appealing
>>> to a younger crowd).
>>>
>>> Personally, I've been very anti-forums but Discourse does have some nice
>>> notifications options (https://www.discourse.org/features) which look
>>> like a reasonable replacement and would let me continue to use email to
>>> keep up with discussions.  I can't remember to go back to forums which is
>>> why I usually don't participate in them very much.  I think that
>>> Discourse+notifications would solve that problem.
>>>
>>> So, what does everyone think about giving it a try?  We can leave this
>>> list intact and post the occasional reminder to the list.
>>>
>>> PS - Happy New Year!!
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> --matt
>>>
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>>> G. Matthew Rice <[email protected]>                         gpg id:
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