Hi,

On Sun, 11.10.2009 at 22:02:45 -0400, Sean Howard <silver@callysto.com> wrote:
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> A good usenet implementation is *closer* to a forum, which is what
> you want. But forums are a different (more dynamic) use case. With
> smaller entry barriers to large amounts of content.

all other things aside: If you're on a mailing list, and the list is
being shut down, you still get to keep your private mailing list
archive, whereas, when the forum operator changes his forum software,
or shuts down the forum, all past content is simply gone (or as good
as).

IOW, if you post to a forum, your content (what you submitted)
essentially becomes theirs, and you don't even get to keep the pieces.


Kind regards,
--Toni++