# Why use Discourse over $X (Mailing List, IRC, Reddit)

**URL:** <https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/why-use-discourse-over-x-mailing-list-irc-reddit/67>\
**Category:** FAQ\
**Created:** [September 23, 2018, 10:17pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/why-use-discourse-over-x-mailing-list-irc-reddit/67 "2018-09-23T22:17:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![robertmeta](https://discuss.kakoune.com/user_avatar/discuss.kakoune.com/robertmeta/32/833_2.png) [@robertmeta](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/robertmeta)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/why-use-discourse-over-x-mailing-list-irc-reddit/67/3 "2018-10-30T16:06:04Z")

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Mailing list mode is a rather critical feature for many users, myself included. (This reply is via email)

It was actually the core reason for picking discourse.

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