I'm not sure if I agree with the idea that it's only for quick items.
It's pretty common to see links to long, involved github-issue threads on
hacker news.

In any case, I posted a feature request for discussion just now. :)

https://github.com/jsoftware/jsource/issues/28
"Make {.@E. a Special Combination / FLO"



On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 11:54 AM Eric Iverson <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Will be interesting to see who weighs in on this.
>
> My first thought is that the difference between the github list and the
> wiki list is a bit like the difference between stackoverflow and the forum.
> The wiki makes more exposition easy and allows the idea to develop. The
> github list is more oriented to problems that are simple to state and
> relatively simple to fix.
>
> We need to do more with github and the expected way of doing things. But it
> would be a shame to lose the power of wiki. Would be nice to somehow have
> the best of both worlds.
>
> On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 11:42 AM Michal Wallace <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > I suggest we take this:
> >
> > https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/System/Interpreter/Requests
> >
> > ... and migrate everything here:
> >
> > https://github.com/jsoftware/jsource/issues
> >
> > Pros:
> >   - permalink to issues (currently the link breaks when moved to "done")
> >   - issues can be assigned, searched, etc
> >   - can be associated with pull requests / code reviews on github
> >   - can be marked as "easy" or "help wanted" to encourage outsiders
> >   - commit messages can auto-link to the issue
> >   - free and fairly standard for github accounts
> >   - github accounts don't require manual setup (vs j wiki accounts)
> >
> > Cons:
> >   - requests would no longer show up in j wiki search
> >   - requestors would need a github account
> >   - might be other options that are even better
> >   - inertia?
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > (I am happy to help with / do all of the migration work, if people aren't
> > opposed to the idea...)
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