On Tue, 16 Oct 2018 08:51:33 -0700
"Gerald B. Cox" <gbcox@bzb.us> wrote:

> Yeah, based upon the trial and previous comments I knew it was being
> considered.  The point
> of my thread was that many people probably haven't taken the time to
> checkout the Fedora Discourse
> website or read the Foreman analysis that Matt provided.   They
> should.

Did this.  I didn't like all the clicking; I prefer shortcut keys.

From what I can see on the web, Discourse is trying to mimic social
platforms so users familiar with them find it easy to use.  Also seems
targeted to mobiles.  That *could* be beneficial for getting new blood
into Fedora, as most younger people who show interest are going to be
in the intersection of those two factors. 

> The difference between using Discourse and mailing lists is night and
> day.

But which is night and which is day?  :-)  Seriously, this is a value
judgement, which is true for *you*, but not necessarily for others.
Are you similar to the people who are being targeted by this change?
Yes?  That's evidence it might work.

> As far as larger lists... check out this link:
> https://meta.discourse.org/t/biggest-busiest-discourse-forums/30674

I don't think any of the Fedora lists I'm subscribed to are high
traffic, even this one, so that isn't really relevant.  I suppose it
does show there is room for growth.