Github sends out email notifications to those watching and there is also @mentioning which means you can get specific people's attention as well?
+1 to consolidating discussion and closing the ML. Thanks, Michael Cullum > -----Original Message----- > From: symfony-devs@googlegroups.com [mailto:symfony- > d...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Larry Garfield > Sent: 17 December 2012 14:49 > To: symfony-devs@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [symfony-devs] [RFC] Closing this mailing-list? > > The main advantage of a mailing list is that it is push based. You can > reach/notify everyone "relevant" at once (for some definition of relevant) > via email more effectively than any other medium. That of course has scaling > issues, but if we're gong to close the list please make sure that there is a full > replacement and that includes a push mechanism. > > -- Larry Garfield > > Fabien Potencier < <mailto:fabien.potenc...@gmail.com> fabien.potenc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >Hi all, > > > >As you might have noticed, the number of discussions on this > >mailing-list dramatically dropped since we switched to Github. In fact, > >most technical discussions now happen on Github (issues or PRs). And > >this is probably for the best as we can have code highlighting, email > >notifications, ... > > > >So, I propose to close this mailing-list and make Github our primary > >and only way to discuss technical issues. > > > >Fabien > > > >-- > >Fabien Potencier > >SensioLabs CEO - Symfony lead developer sensiolabs.com | symfony.com | > >fabien.potencier.org > >+33 1 40 99 80 80 > > > >-- > >-- > >If you want to report a vulnerability issue on Symfony, please read the > >procedure on <http://symfony.com/security> http://symfony.com/security > > > >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >Groups "symfony developers" group. > >To post to this group, send email to <mailto:symfony-devs@googlegroups.com> symfony-devs@googlegroups.com To > >unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > <mailto:symfony-devs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> symfony-devs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > >For more options, visit this group at > > <http://groups.google.com/group/symfony-devs?hl=en> http://groups.google.com/group/symfony-devs?hl=en > > > > > > -- > -- > If you want to report a vulnerability issue on Symfony, please read the > procedure on <http://symfony.com/security> http://symfony.com/security > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "symfony developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to <mailto:symfony-devs@googlegroups.com> symfony-devs@googlegroups.com To > unsubscribe from this group, send email to > <mailto:symfony-devs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> symfony-devs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > <http://groups.google.com/group/symfony-devs?hl=en> http://groups.google.com/group/symfony-devs?hl=en -- -- If you want to report a vulnerability issue on Symfony, please read the procedure on http://symfony.com/security You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "symfony developers" group. To post to this group, send email to symfony-devs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to symfony-devs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/symfony-devs?hl=en