On 2016/05/27 1:48 AM, Balaji Ramanathan wrote:
Thank you, Simon and Igor. I have put in a support request at Nabble, let us see what happens. Why does SQLite use a mailing list instead of a proper web-hosted forum/bulletin board type setup? That way it would be possible to set up sub-forums for different interests (SQL, Adiministratioin, Bug Reports, etc., etc.) and readers don't have to wade through all the stuff they are not interested in just to participate in the stuff they are interested in. I understand that mailing lists were the norm in the 1990's, but times have changed.
We have only really one interest, and that is SQLite - there are no sub-interests, though some threads have been known to expand into quite a conversation.
An e-mail based list is by far preferable to most developers. It's only normal users who prefer facebook style interfaces. Also, we read and answer (or at least pay attention to) most questions, if it were that we only saw the questions inside our interest groups, it would defeat the purpose. I wouldn't even bother to log on. Now I get messages in my inbox - much more convenient.
That said, I am not sure this is the reason the forum remains as is, it is just my opinion on the matter, if a rather strongly held opinion. In fact, I will say that I used to be on a few mailing lists that "upgraded" to web-interfacy forums. If SQLite goes this route, I will probably (as with the others) stop reading it too.
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