>>>>> On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:02:03 -0700, Rehan Iftikhar >>>>> <rehan.iftik...@gmail.com> said:
RI> Personally I feel that the StackExchange interface is more accessible RI> to newcomers than mailing lists or Worg. Its a great way to ask a RI> questions and get an answer. (and it's worth noting that org-mode questions already get asked on the existing Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=org ) RI> The mailing list is better at having conversations about a topic. Worg RI> is a great resource for hand-curated advice, which will always be RI> useful. RI> I would definitely use a StackExchange-like application for Org if it existed. RI> On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 6:45 AM, Memnon Anon RI> <gegendosenflei...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> Thomas Renkert <tunnelbl...@quantentunnel.de> writes: >> >>> I noticed that - as more people with a diverse range of background knowledge >>> start to use orgmode - the mailing list is getting more and more difficult >>> to >>> navigate: >> >> I do agree that the volume of mails did considerably increase. >> >>> a lot of threads are long and winding and many of the posts are basic >>> questions from beginners and questions about special use cases or >>> scenarios from >>> more experienced users. >> >> At this point, however, I have a different impression. >> Yes, there are some long threads, but those seem to be rarley those >> interesting for new users while setting up their orgworld. >> Those threads are *imho* usually about new features that need >> discussion, clarification etc.: a ping pong of ideas. >> When subareas emerge, tags like [BABEL] or now [CALFW] make it easy to >> parse them out if you are not interested. >> >> OTOH, I am used to dealing with mailing lists and I find them very >> convenient. Others may very well have a different impression. >> Is this worth a poll in a new thread? >> >>> An idea: >>> Many of you may be familiar with the Q&A-Sites www.stackoverflow.com or >>> www.superuser.com. >> >> There are already some questions about org on stackoverflow, if people >> are interested in this format, they can already go there. Setting this >> up seems overkill to me, especially, because we have Worg to collect >> the nuggets of all threads. If newcomers find the volume on this list >> overwhelming, I think splitting it into a -dev and a -user list would >> be the next logical step, first. >> >> However, I am not opposed to this idea when others agree it would be >> usefull. I can't really see myself using it so far, but that may very >> well change. >> >> Memnon >> >> >> >> RI> -- RI> -Rehan -- Wes Hardaker My Pictures: http://capturedonearth.com/ My Thoughts: http://pontifications.hardakers.net/
