On Fri 28 Aug 2015 at 08:34:18 -0400, Lev Lazinskiy wrote: > On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 01:27:20PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Friday 28 August 2015 13:18:33 Lev Lazinskiy wrote: > > > I think that there is some value to have a Q&A style support > > > section > > > > Out of interest, what is wrong with the mailing list and the forum? > > I personally have no problem with the mailing lists or forums. I think > some people (especially new comers) can get lost in mailing lists. Also > both mailing lists and forums are harder to search for actual answers to > questions. > > I think a proper Q&A platform (i.e. not Shapado) solves a couple of > these problems. > > 1. It is very approachable to anyone since a lot of people have already > used Stack Overflow. > > 2. It has better search tools. > > 3. Actual Answers float to the top (instead of having to read through en > endless stream of threads or forum pages). This is great and provides an > added value of creating a sort of mini knowledge base. > > Mailing lists and forums are great for when you have a specific > question. I think the Q&A format is better when you are randomly > searching for hints since it exposes potential answers and makes them > easier to find.
A worthy objective but I wonder whether the amount of work would result in a more useful site with more eyes. The views of two users are at http://ask.debian.net/questions/this-website-ask-debian-net-is-abandoned You might have a useful response to your plans by using the admin contact given at https://wiki.debian.org/DebianNetDomains
