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Re: Debian is testing Discourse



rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
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 don't know of a single-word name, but "web forum" or "web-based forum"
at least clarifies that it's not e-mail or whatever, and saying
"xyx forum" implies that "forum" means something else (something more general).


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.

Definitely.



Daniel


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