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* If linked to email, just use mailing list manager | * If linked to email, why not just use a mailing list manager? | ||
* Otherwise, | * Otherwise, depends on web access to check it and will die out immediately | ||
* Which boards should people subscribe to? | * Which boards should people subscribe to? | ||
* Mental overhead/bad pattern fit | * Mental overhead/bad pattern fit | ||
Revision as of 16:22, 12 January 2016
Feature masturbation (see also: Google Wave)
- Wiki/piratepad better for collaboration
- IRC/jabber better for informal chat
- Email better for discussion
- Imgur better for image macros
Maintenance overhead
- Pointless posting encouraged, so more staff needed to keep overview
- Moving threads, keeping OT, managing boards is all overhead
- Involves running your own spam filters
Lack of support
- No widely used, secure, feature-complete software
- Crap search
Doesn't replace email
- If linked to email, why not just use a mailing list manager?
- Otherwise, depends on web access to check it and will die out immediately
- Which boards should people subscribe to?
- Mental overhead/bad pattern fit
