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From: Mary Luczki
Date: Aug 23, 2025 9:47PM

Wow.. that is sad news!! I have archived all the newsletters I've received
and use them as a reference when I come across something to resolve.

Thank you so much for your hard work, and know that it was much
appreciated, even by those of us that didn't participate a lot. I didn't
participate a lot per se, but I read them and learned a lot from them.

Mary Luczki

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> 1. Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list (Jared Smith)
> 2. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list
> (Ilana Gordon)
> 3. Re: [EXTERNAL] - Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion
> list (Hayman, Douglass)
> 4. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list (Steve Green)
> 5. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list
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> 7. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list (Joshua Hori)
> 8. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list (Philip Kiff)
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> 10. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list
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> 11. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list
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> 12. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list
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> 13. Re: Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list (BrianD)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jared Smith < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> To: "'WebAIM Discussion List'" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Cc:
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> Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2025 21:11:21 +0000
> Subject: [WebAIM] Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list
> It is with sadness that I share that effective next Wednesday, August
> 27th, this email list will be shut down.
>
> Unfortunately with modern spam filters and complex and inane requirements
> for sending bulk emails (especially on behalf of others) it has simply
> become untenable for us to maintain the list. Many of the major email
> providers are currently blocking all list messages from being delivered and
> no suitable resolution has been achieved with them. Our hardware – which
> has sent 10s of millions of emails – is nearing its end of life. We have
> also seen a drop in participation and content quality in recent years.
> We’re very sad to see it go, but it is time.
>
> The WebAIM list was started almost 26 years ago with a small group of
> WebAIM staff members conversing back and forth. Since then there have been
> nearly 50,000 distinct messages distributed to thousands of subscribers.
> Once described as “the water cooler of web accessibility”, the list has
> provided invaluable information sharing and collaboration. The list
> archives (https://webaim.org/discussion/archives) will be maintained to
> provide ongoing access to this body of knowledge. WebAIM also hosts a blog (
> https://webaim.org/blog/), monthly newsletter (
> https://webaim.org/newsletter/), and will host another WebAIM online
> conference (https://conference.webaim.org/) next month – all to support
> the incredible WebAIM community.
>
> We’re grateful to all of you for your participation over the years!
>
> Jared Smith
> Director, WebAIM
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Ilana Gordon < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:13:11 -0400
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Decommissioning the WebAIM email discussion list
> Hi Jared,
>
> That is really a shame. There have been so many times where reaching out to
> the list has been so helpful.
>
> Thanks for 26 years of making it work.
>
> Regards,
> Ilana
>
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM Jared Smith via WebAIM-Forum <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > It is with sadness that I share that effective next Wednesday, August
> > 27th, this email list will be shut down.
> >
> > Unfortunately with modern spam filters and complex and inane requirements
> > for sending bulk emails (especially on behalf of others) it has simply
> > become untenable for us to maintain the list. Many of the major email
> > providers are currently blocking all list messages from being delivered
> and
> > no suitable resolution has been achieved with them. Our hardware – which
> > has sent 10s of millions of emails – is nearing its end of life. We have
> > also seen a drop in participation and content quality in recent years.
> > We’re very sad to see it go, but it is time.
> >
> > The WebAIM list was started almost 26 years ago with a small group of
> > WebAIM staff members conversing back and forth. Since then there have
> been
> > nearly 50,000 distinct messages distributed to thousands of subscribers.
> > Once described as “the water cooler of web accessibility”, the list has
> > provided invaluable information sharing and collaboration. The list
> > archives (https://webaim.org/discussion/archives) will be maintained to
> > provide ongoing access to this body of knowledge. WebAIM also hosts a
> blog (
> > https://webaim.org/blog/), monthly newsletter (
> > https://webaim.org/newsletter/), and will host another WebAIM online
> > conference (https://conference.webaim.org/) next month – all to support
> > the incredible WebAIM community.
> >
> > We’re grateful to all of you for your participation over the years!
> >
> > Jared Smith
> > Director, WebAIM
> >
> >
> >
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> From: "Hayman, Douglass" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
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> Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2025 21:16:25 +0000
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] [EXTERNAL] - Decommissioning the WebAIM email
> discussion list
> Nooooo! Could it move to a mailman list? When I was at UW we had at
> least 90 lists we ran and I think that Athen is still hosted there. I'm no
> longer there and instead across Puget Sound but perhaps one of the people
> still in Accessible Technology services would host?
>
> Doug Hayman
> IT Accessibility Coordinator
> Information Technology
> Olympic College
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> (360) 475-7632
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