Lists

What are the pros and cons of email lists versus discussion boards?
Email lists are good, because you upload information and it automatically gets emailed to everyone on the list. And people generally check their emails regularly so thus you can be assured that at some point the person will receive the information sent. Discussion Boards on the other hand generally require the person to actively go the webpage where the Discussion board is and log in to view it. Most discussion boards have an option that an email notification is sent if someone adds to the discussion but in most cases this default option is set to off. I feel email lists are more effective for getting information across. Discussion boards have a more ordered feel to the subject at hand as the information is managed into threads with all messages related to the particular subject displayed in an ordered manner. In conclusion the purpose of Email Lists is to get important information across and Discussion Boards are more for people to discuss information at their own leisure.