> On 2019-10-17 06:41, Kjell Rilbe kjell.rilbe@...
> [Firebird-general] wrote:
> > Den 2019-10-16 kl. 20:01, skrev Jorge Andrés Brugger
> > listas@...
> > [Firebird-general]:
> >> FYI and maybe FYIA :)
> >>
> >> https://help.yahoo.com/kb/groups/SLN31010.html?impressions=true
> >
> > I still think all peer support for Firebird and Firebird related tools
> > should move to StackOverflow (SO). I've seen arguments against it,
> > that it wouldn't fit the Q&A structure/workflow of SO, but I really
> > can't agree with that. I've been following for example
> > firebird-support for ages, and I see no difference whatsoever of the
> > discussions, questions and answers that appear there and those that
> > appear on SO (on various other topics). SO does support discussions
> > with the purpose to find the best answer to the posed question. And it
> > does so very well! A lot better than the mailing lists, in my humble opinion.
>
> Stack Overflow doesn't support discussions, although you can sometimes get
> away with it in the comments. However comments are primarily for asking for
> clarification, and if you use comments for long discussions, moderators may
> delete them and issue warnings, and in really bad cases even (temporarily) ban
> you. So while for simple question -> answer, Stack Overflow will work, it is really
> unsuitable for troubleshooting like question -> ask for clarification -> more
> information -> try to do this -> doesn't work -> try this -> etc.

My reading of the announcement was that Yahoo Groups was still maintaining mailing list functionality, they were simply discontinuing other features.

Did I miss something?


Sean