[OT] Don't use google groups?

[Benjamin Fritz]

>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Matt Mackall <mpm at selenic.com>
> To: Alexander Leschinsky <lazybadger at gmail.com>
> Cc: mercurial <mercurial at selenic.com>
> Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:54:16 -0500
> Subject: Re: UTF8 with BOM and hgrc
> [please don't post through Google Groups!]
>

Why not? I've done so in the past and haven't received any complaints.
Did something change (maybe the introduction of the stupid "always
rich text" interface)?

Also, why isn't this particular thread (UTF8 with BOM and hgrc) on
google groups? Was it deleted?