Hi, On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 1:54 AM Rohit Goswami <r95...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Although it is true that discourse is easier for newcomers in a lot of ways, > it is far worse for governance and consensus. The mailing list, by having > essentially sequential topics sent out to all subscribers is easier to keep > track of than a large number of forum topics.
Thanks for this - but - could you say more about what you mean here? In what way is the mailing list less of a problem in terms of governance and consensus? Is it just that - it is not easy to withdraw a mailing list post? I did have a quick look at the links you sent - but they seemed to be instances where the community took the opportunity to formalize a process that was already happening. I don't agree about it being easier to keep track of topics on a mailing list. Surely the opposite is true, and one of the main motivations for Discourse? I personally use the mailing list option to read posts in the first instance, but I don't remember feeling the need to know whether all subscribers have seen a particular post. In practice, mailing list mechanics mean that many people skip read their mail and miss discussions. Cheers, Matthew _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list -- numpy-discussion@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to numpy-discussion-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/numpy-discussion.python.org/ Member address: arch...@mail-archive.com
