I really do not like discourse. Mail lists are better because you stay in the loop, plus Gmail is better for searching emails than discourse searches itself.

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cl3misch 9 hours ago | parent [-]

How do you search messages from before you joined the mailing list?

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m4rtink 7 hours ago | parent [-]

You check the mailing list archives - those usually have a web based interface.

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cl3misch 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Admittedly I was being facetious: OP said mailing lists are better than a forum, but for searching the archive you need a forum-like interface anyway.

	▲	m4rtink 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Its a bit easier as it can be read-only & static generated. Though there are some attempts to make it possible to reply using the Web interface, like HyperKitty /Mailman 3.