Except that this is the norm to how most support forums work these days. The latter was an email distribution list that was limited in it's scope.
I disagree, I believe that it will be just as easy to discern new posts, give things a quick read, etc. Discussions are now categorized, offer much better organization that the email distribution lists. I had some pretty complex filters to try and manage both FusionPro Desktop and FusionPro Web content. I'm also jazzed that we will now have the added ability to post code, have it look like code, and keep it separate from our main message/question/issue.
If you post to the forum an issue that you are seeking help for, you will receive email notifications when people respond to your issue. Just like I did the minute you posted your response. So you will not miss out on answers.
How often were you really in front of your machine anyway when new posts came in? You are correct that if you are looking for specific issues, it will require logging on and searching for them (again, more the norm these days) versus monitoring your email regularly.
I know that I for one, appreciate that Printable has moved to a more traditional discussion forum. Many people consider email distribution lists as spam anymore. I subscribe to Apache Web Server and Red Hat Enterprise users lists and I don't know when the last time was I look in there for anything. But one thing is for sure...I have thousands of unread mail in those groups.and I know that you can change settings to only receive digests, etc. But I believe that this is a better move for Printable. I know that I will not miss the "Out of Office" auto-replies, that's for sure.