On Oct 11, 2023, at 2:55 PM, David Sankel via Boost
On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 4:09 PM Niall Douglas via Boost < boost@lists.boost.org> wrote:
Let's see if anybody actually uses it.
That's the idea. There are no plans to replace or remove the mailing list. I hope you try discourse though. Discourse posts can be made and responded to using an email client if the JS interface isn't your cup of tea.
I have tried Discourse several times (several conferences use it, as well as LLVM). You’ll notice that I am not on the LLVM Discourse server. Discourse (and its ilk) have many disadvantages. 1) I can’t archive discussions (or at least I can’t do that w/o effort on my part). I have boost discussions going back to 2000 that I can search. 2) It tries WAY WAY too hard to interrupt me. I will deal with things when it’s convenient for ME, not when it thinks I should. 3) The cartoonish interface rubs me the wrong way. I barely tolerate Slack, and Discourse is much more objectionable. Clearly I was not forceful enough back in April. I should have stated my opinion more forcefully: “Discourse: Do not want” — Marshall