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For example, in stackexchange you would never have this discussion, because it would be quickly censored.
That' a misuse in my opinion of the word "censored". I can't discuss my favourite UK beers[1] here without getting heavily discouraged and - if I abuse the list - eventually banned. That's not censorship - every forum has rules about what can and cannot be discussed.
It's why stackoverflow isn't a replacement for the mailing list. It isn't an argument for not using stackoverflow
> If you rummage through this forum's archive you will notice that people post technical questions and they do receive technical answers, which are generally very informative. What does stackexchange bring to the table?
A much better way of _finding_ previous questions and answers. A way of asking questions involving Lua and other topics, and getting contributions from knowledgeable people in the other topics. A better way for people to _not_ ask questions, because they find it's been asked before as they prepare to ask it.
And this comes from several years of experience using both (and many years with mailing lists before SO even existed).
Paul
[1] Mine's a pint of Ramsbury Flintknapper
