Hi Andreas,

I just found out that you intend to replace the YahooGroup with a forum.

<http://dev.exiv2.org/boards/3/topics/show/6>

Please reconsider.

A YahooGroup (or a GoogleGroup, which IMO is even better) is a nice mix
of web based forum (for those who like the added layer of the web) and
mailing list, for those who can't or do not want to use the web.

I like to have information pushed at me. With a forum, I must go out and
pull it.

I like to download my messages and read and reply to them offline. Then,
the next time I am near to an access point, I synchronize. There are
places where bandiwdth is unavailable, expensive, slow, inconvenient,
dangerous, or a combination of those factors.

Enabling anonymous posting works around another of the crippling
limitations of web based forums: remembering all the passwords and
nicknames and URLs is a nightmare. But anonymity is an open door for
spammers and trolls. In most cases, if somebody has to hide to post a
message, it is a sign that he better not post that message.

Besides, there is the cacophony of different web designs. I like to read
the dozens of lists that I follow in the same familiar user interface. I
optimize the font and colors to adapt to my eyesight and the devices I
am using to read the texts. Needless to say that I could rant for hours
against HTML-formatted mail, which I display as text-only for both
readability and security reasons.

It is, of course, your decision, and I am just a marginal user of your
library. Nevertheless, I kindly ask you to reconsider, and either
continue with the YahooGroup or setup a GoogleGroup.

Thank you for reading my plea.
Yuv