[tor-bugs] #3592 [Website]: lack of web forums

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#3592: lack of web forums
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    Reporter:  cypherpunks  |       Owner:  phobos  
        Type:  defect       |      Status:  reopened
    Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:          
   Component:  Website      |     Version:          
  Resolution:               |    Keywords:          
      Parent:               |      Points:          
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Comment(by arma):

 Replying to [comment:27 atagar]:
 > > I think email integration is a bad idea. I want the forum community to
 grow on its own. We'll find moderators and other cluefull people that can
 answer questions and help others.
 >
 > This is setting the forum up for failure and I'm kinda confused why
 you're pushing so hard for it. There is no disadvantage to having a forum
 email list - it's transparent for forum user, and makes the forum
 manageable by tor developers (so questions actually have a chance of being
 answered).

 Can somebody tell me what mailing list integration means in this
 discussion?

 Does it mean that you can sign up to get mail when a comment happens on a
 forum, either when it happens or a daily digest? Or does it mean that you
 can post on the forum using your mail client and never have to use the
 website?

 I think the former could be useful (though once a forum picks up in
 activity, emails turns into a poor way to keep organized about it). I
 think the latter could be dangerous though, since different pieces of the
 community will have different views of how the forums are being viewed.

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