Re: Welcome to our NEW Boost Discourse server! 🥳🎉

From: Marshall Clow (mclow.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2023-10-11 23:57:13

On Oct 11, 2023, at 2:55 PM, David Sankel via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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> On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 4:09 PM Niall Douglas via Boost <
> boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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>> 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