to my understanding - one of the key issues that came up was that people rather use mailing lists than web forums.

First, thanks much for your work, I appreciate it even though I don't like it at all for my own modules. I think CPAN Forum can be useful for some modules but can be a real drain for modules that already have a specific place for discussion. DBI related modules, for example, really, really, really, should be discussed on one of the perl.org DBI mailing lists. That's not because mailing lists are better than forums, it's because it is where the messages are guaranteed to be seen by other DBI users, and by DBI module developers. This is even more important for the discussion of potential new modules than it is for existing modules.

On PerlMonks, we have also many DBI users and module authors, even so, if someone comes up with a gnarly question or a module suggestion, they are pointed to the mailing lists. Hopefully CPAN Forum will work the same way - if a question gets asked and not answered or if a new module is proposed, someone will recommend that the discussion be moved to, or at least mentioned on, the existing mailing lists.

In reply to Re: Web forum or mailing list ? by jZed
in thread Web forum or mailing list ? by szabgab

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