I've mostly stopped reading technical mailing lists
The foremost use of a technically oriented public communication space is1) Access to experienced persons with a depth of knowledge that exceeds your own2) Whatever good feelings one gets from staying informed about technology and helping others with issues3. Archiving the knowledge and the solutions contained within the spaceIn #3 mailing lists fail splendidly.* I have never been able to easily follow a archived mailing list thread (why do the reply links bounce around and never are in chronological order?).* they tend to be rarely searchable from the web.* If one does not know the people on the list and their reputations and bona fides, evaluating the accuracy of information is difficult* They are scattered all over the place and are un-findable unless you know exactly where to lookFor the reasons above any sort of web forum or reddit-like platform is preferable for posterity as long as the information remains accessible on that platform.