# Why do you need a forum and a mailing list?

**URL:** <https://forum.mattermost.com/t/why-do-you-need-a-forum-and-a-mailing-list/242>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [September 25, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/why-do-you-need-a-forum-and-a-mailing-list/242 "2015-09-25T00:12:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![it33](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/it33/32/3_2.png) [@it33](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/it33)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/why-do-you-need-a-forum-and-a-mailing-list/242/5 "2015-09-25T13:19:40Z")

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We want to talk to Mattermost users in whichever channel they’re most comfortable, please [see related thread](http://forum.mattermost.com/t/why-do-you-use-jira-not-gitlab/244/6?u=it33)

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