I think all of this is really useful. I'd be lying if I said I didn't get a lot of great ideas and results from StackOverflow.
However, I've been burned quite a bit as well - deprecated code, inaccurate results, or just the wrong answer gets accepted. There seems to be such a push to 'accept as answer' that no one gives a second thought to alternative solutions. Because one size doesn't fit all - I think we all know that. I guess I'm trying to advocate not to rely on this type of resource completely when resolving your coding challenges. While it can certainly be a tremendous learning tool, keep an objective mind for what tool best fits your institution's purpose. .m On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 10:00 AM, Craig Boman <craig.bo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I agree with Joshua Welker. Being able to choose between either a listserv > or a Q&A site have benefits for end users. > > Thanks, > Craig > > > > On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Owen Stephens <o...@ostephens.com> wrote: > > > Thanks for that Mark. That's running on 'question2answer' which looks to > > have a reasonable amount of development going on around it > > https://github.com/q2a/question2answer/graphs/contributors (given > Becky's > > comments about OSQA which still hold true) > > > > Owen > > > > Owen Stephens > > Owen Stephens Consulting > > Web: http://www.ostephens.com > > Email: o...@ostephens.com > > Telephone: 0121 288 6936 > > > > > On 4 Nov 2014, at 16:05, Mark A. Matienzo <mark.matie...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Owen Stephens <o...@ostephens.com> > > wrote: > > > > > >> Another option would be a 'code4lib Q&A' site. Becky Yoose set up one > > for > > >> Coding/Cataloguing and so can comment on how much effort its been. In > > terms > > >> of asking/answering questions the use is clearly low but I think the > > >> content that is there is (generally) good quality and useful. > > >> > > >> I guess the hard part of any project like this is going to be building > > the > > >> community around it. The first things that occur to me is how you > > encourage > > >> people to ask the question on this new site, rather than via existing > > >> methods and how do you build enough community activity around > > housekeeping > > >> such as noting duplicate questions and merging/closing. The latter > > might be > > >> a nice problem to have, but the former is where both the Library / LIS > > SE > > >> and the Digital Preservation SE fell down, and libcatcode suffers the > > same > > >> problem - just not enough activity to be a go-to destination. > > > > > > > > > I would add that the Digital Preservation SE has been reinstantiated as > > > Digital Preservation Q&A <http://qanda.digipres.org/>, which is > > organized > > > and supported by the Open Planets Foundation and the National Digital > > > Stewardship Alliance. > > > > > > Mark A. Matienzo <m...@matienzo.org> > > > Director of Technology, Digital Public Library of America > > >