I don't see pro-mailing list folks using it even if it gets implemented. As some folks points out:

• discussion will not show as threads
• no easy way to collect contacts, or contact folks offline
• they will just refuse to use it
• no time to learn bbcode
• it's not as easy

Maybe this is the 'open source' developer mentality that I don't completely understand. In my neck of the woods, I design/develop/implement software for my customers and I work closely with them, since without them, I can't feed my family. They ultimately have the last say and I'll be out of work if I tell them it's my way or the highway.

Anyway, I've used a lot of programming tools and third party libraries at work, and support for those tools was never through a mailing list. It was all through forums, and it works.

Btw, I know Forum Nokia has discussion boards. Do they also use mailing lists?

Well, I've travelled this road several times before. Good thing we have the council to sort this out. Maybe, we could take the easy way out and just leave things as it is...