I am fine with not using a list for our group if that makes it easier from a maintenance perspective. In regard to how useful they are, I guess it would depend, but I would agree it is better not to create one if it isn't going to be used.
-Ben
> Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:54:36 -0400
> From: alvherre@2ndquadrant.com
> To: bmilliron@hotmail.com
> CC: jonathan.katz@excoventures.com; pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-advocacy] New User Group Addition
>
> Ben Milliron wrote:
>
> > 3. Will you also set up a mailing list for the user group I could ask people to use?
>
> We have about three dozen PUG mailing lists, and most of them are dead.
> Honestly I'm not sure PUG mailing lists offer any value. Does anyone
> opine differently?
>
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