Hmmm. Maybe the link could have some javascript that forces a pop-up to remind you that answers can take awhile? Just an idea; do what you like.
On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 11:53 PM Shawn Heisey <apa...@elyograg.org> wrote: > Some time ago I created this wiki page: > > https://wiki.apache.org/solr/IRCChannels > > The IRC link in the Solr admin UI and a link in the IRC section of the > Solr community page both point to this wiki page, with the idea that > users who want to join the IRC channel are presented with some advice > about how to have a good experience on the IRC channel. One of the big > pieces of advice there is that answers may take quite a while, because > nobody may be looking at the channel right at any given moment. > > Unfortunately, it seems that we still have a LOT of people who pop in, > ask a question, and disappear a few minutes later.This happened > tonight. I happened to look at the channel two minutes after they left, > but usually I wander in several hours later. > > I was thinking that maybe I could change the freenode web-based IRC > client links to just URLs that people can't click on. If somebody who > wants to join the IRC channel must copy the URL, maybe they'll be more > likely to see what's written near the URL. I'm hesitant to actually do > this, because it's a definite roadblock for novice users. > > Thoughts? > > Thanks, > Shawn > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@lucene.apache.org > > -- Lucene/Solr Search Committer, Consultant, Developer, Author, Speaker LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/davidwsmiley | Book: http://www.solrenterprisesearchserver.com
