I think a wiki (or any kind of knowledgebase) is the way to go. Since Martin already has great writeups in Google Docs an import should be quite easy plus linking between pages is built in rather than just pointing to another thread to read.
Forums tend to be "sign up" -> "ask question" -> "get answer" -> "vanish forever". Which does not help that much in comparison to this mailing list. On Monday, February 1, 2021 at 2:49:44 AM UTC [email protected] wrote: > Some people do the Discord thing. > I find it too distracting. I don't have the time. > Plus it's hit-or-miss when you show up whether the right people happen to > me there or not. > > We probably should have some way for people to add / edit a shared KB. > We've been working with Gdocs so far, not just me, but a few others as > well. > Would it be an improvement if I enabled the Wiki on the project? > > > > > > On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 8:37 PM Oon-Ee Ng <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 2:38 AM nug get <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear community, >>> As a suggestion from my side, how about replacing this mailing group by >>> a forum? >>> >>> pros: >>> - potentially build a structured knowledge base that is helpful >>> - user-generated how-to-content >>> - control notifications >>> - not spamming everyone with your new topic that might be interesting >>> only to few people >>> >>> cons: >>> -effort to set it up >>> - ...? >>> >>> @Martin, in case you don't want to do the effort, would you allow me to >>> set up the "official beancount forum"? should we discuss this further? >>> >> >> Adding to the cons:- >> - one additional venue for Martin in particular (and perhaps others) to >> check, wasting time >> - Additional internet ID/password combination, increasing threat surface >> - decreased visibility of any particular topic since forums are by nature >> segregated >> >> This isn't to vote against the proposal, just putting more context. I >> believe forums should NOT involve the dev (especially the dev's time), as >> I've seen how much of a time-suck they can be. >> >> A wiki would have most of the pros you list, btw, without requiring dev >> time investment. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Beancount" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/CAGQ70et_RD%2BsFHDnh4kkvHQLzPmuHGVHwAzYF2qh1vOhm5MsNg%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/CAGQ70et_RD%2BsFHDnh4kkvHQLzPmuHGVHwAzYF2qh1vOhm5MsNg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Beancount" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/b83840c6-110e-45bb-a601-7a00c8d27c17n%40googlegroups.com.
