The mailing list format is fine. I'm completely opposed to web-based forums for discussing sensitive topics.
With an e-mail based discussion list, each participant keeps a copy of the discussions. A web-based forum can be taken down very easily. Web-based forums are subject to hacking and manipulation. I have personally witnessed this. Web-based forums require more hardware, more software, more administration and more bandwidth. They are easier to monitor. They are easier to censor. Web-based forums quickly become small oligarchies where cabals impose their dictatorship. Also, web-based forums can inject malware, and web sites can be blocked. Lots of people may be reading Vortex e-mails from work; if Vortex moves to a web-based forum, some of them may no longer be able to participate due to IT policies in effect at their workplaces. -- Berke Durak
