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# [draft] User guide for the migration of the mailing lists
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# [draft] User guide for the (potential) migration of the mailing lists
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This document is intended to help LLVM users to migrate from the mailing lists to
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Discourse. Discourse two basic ways for interaction: Via the [web
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**TODO:** The documentation says tags can be used to achieve a similar outcome.
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However they don't say how to do that.
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### What are advantages of Discours over the current mailing lists?
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* Users can post to any category, also without being subscribed.
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* Full text search on the Web UI.
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* Sending/replying via the Web UI (email is still possible).
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* View entire thred on one page.
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* Categories are a more light-weight option to structure the discussions than creating new mailing lists.
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* Single sign on with GitHub.
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* User email addresses are kept private.
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### I have another question not covered here. What should I do?
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Please contact [email protected] or raise a

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