This sounds very good. It would have to be start up with one topic (lisp or FP) and if the system worked you could add more topics.
The length could be like steve yeggy blogposts or like the ibm ähh articals (http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-clojure- protocols/). On Mar 14, 11:12 am, Andreas Kostler <[email protected]> wrote: > On 14/03/2011, at 8:00 PM, Saul Hazledine wrote: > > > > > On Mar 14, 3:41 am, Andreas Kostler <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > >> Maybe this group could finally get the ball rolling...Surely a collection > >> of highly talented individuals could initiate a forum for > >> technical exchange at the level Peter suggests (somewhere between a blog > >> and a book) - basically the level DDJ is operating > >> at these days. > > > The level you mention suggests some sort of review (possibly > > anonymous?). > > > One possibility is to base it around a web application to make things > > relatively low maintenance. Just an idea for discussion - somebody > > could submit a text in the style of a blog post which is then passed > > to relevant reviewers who come back with comments. If the post isn't > > accepted the author doesn't loose much as they can then post it as a > > normal blog. > > That's exactly what I mean. I was thinking of some sort of exponential > review process...at first it gets submitted to 4 people, if 3 give their > thumbs > up it gets published and submitted to 16 people and so on. The more people > give their thumbs up, the higher it will appear on the main page. Something > along those lines. > One could also introduce elements like stackoverflow does (medals etc) to > encourage > people a) to publish and b) to review. > Ranking the post in terms of positive reviews boosts 'good' posts :) > This is just a first thought and certainly could use some refinement. > > Having said that, I'd like to see the quality and extent of the posts to be > somewhere between research papers and blogposts. > > > > > The reviewing is work but if its kept in the style of a blog post > > rather than an academic paper the overhead shouldn't be too high. The > > use of an application would reduce the need for an editor. > > > Saul > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Clojure" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > > your first post. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
