[chriswarbo]

> Every time a community switches from a mailing list to a forum (like Elm lang recently), they seem to agree with me.

I don't disagree, but would point out that the mailing list/forum choice is a false dichotomy. Nix recently switched to using Discourse and I've found it pleasant enough to interact solely through its mailing list mode. Presumably there are other projects which provide a similar dual interface.