# Discourse vs. email -- Pros & Cons

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-vs-email-pros-cons/54232
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [12월 14, 2016, 11:50오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-vs-email-pros-cons/54232 "2016-12-14T11:50:50Z")
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### Author: ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [12월 15, 2016, 1:54오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-vs-email-pros-cons/54232/20 "2016-12-15T13:54:03Z")

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Thanks for all the insightful comments thus far. I’ve tried to distill the arguments presented into a canonical topic:

> [@Using Discourse instead of an email mailing list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-vs-email-mailing-lists/54298):
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> bookmark This topic explains the advantages of using Discourse over traditional email mailing lists for group conversations and community management. person_raising_hand Required user level: All users Discourse is a modern platform designed for group conversations that offers significant advantages over traditional email mailing lists. While email remains effective for one-on-one or small group communications, Discourse excels at handling larger, ongoing discussions. Here’s why you shoul…

Let’s continue this discussion there. I’m entirely open to additions.

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