[ripe-list] The Future of Discussion Lists

Hi Leo!

On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 09:41, Leo Vegoda <[leo at vegoda.org](mailto:On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 09:41, Leo Vegoda <<a href=)> wrote:

> - Am I wrong? Are e-mail discussion lists a sustainable communication
> channel for the foreseeable future?
> - Are e-mail discussion lists an acceptable technology to people
> joining the industry?

I find e-mail far preferable to slack-like things, certainly far preferable to web-like things in general. I have abandoned all social media in the interests of living a more pleasant life. E-mail for me is about all that is left. However, I am old and rubbish and I don't think the requirements of dinosaurs should drive decisions about the future of mammals.

I do think a simple comparison of the traffic on this list and the size of the community suggests that something is a bit out of whack. Maybe e-mail is a poor tool for discussions; maybe people have nothing to say; maybe a big audience is intimidating; maybe dinosaurs are annoying.

It seems very possible that the answer to these kinds of questions lie in sociology and not engineering.

Joe

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