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Re: Debian is testing Discourse



On Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:49:53 PM Daniel Barclay wrote:
> How do people not understand that the word "forum" does not exclude e-mail
> or even non-digital communication (that "forum" does not mean only a
> web-based forum)?

What word would you suggest be used for the things that people do call forums 
but excluding email / maillists?

I feel the need to distinguish those -- I like email for communication, I 
don't like the web based things that are often called forums.



> 
> (It's like thinking "turf" means "artificial turf"--as did some local
> newscasters who reported that some schools were changing their athletic
> fields from turf back to grass. Huh?)


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