On 29 October 2010 19:06, Michael Snoyman <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey all, > > In the recent discussion about the status of email support in Haskell, > the idea of strike forces to tackle these big problems came up. I > think one dilemma people face when trying to coordinate such a venture > is the logistics: where to organize, how to advertise it, where to > have discussions that can be publicly accessible. > > This may be something that the Haskellers website can help address. > Here's an idea, please give me any feedback you have (especially the > negative kind): > > * Anyone can create a "strike force", by specifying a name for the > strike force and giving a description. That person will automatically > be the administrator for the strike force. > > * Anyone on Haskellers can watch a strike force; this will contribute > to its popularity. The most popular strike forces will be shown at the > top of the listings, to give an idea of what projects are active and > which are dead. > > * People must apply to be members of a strike force, and be approved > by a strike force admin. Strike force admins also have the right to > add new admins/remove current admins. > > * Admins can add links to other websites, list Hackage packages that > are part of this strike force's scope, etc. Ideas on this are welcome. > > * There will be some kind of discussion forum. The only thing I know > for certain about this is we want to have a news feed to give updates > on what's happening. I'm open to suggestions on what to implement > here, but some ideas: > > ** A request/bug tracker. > ** Free-form message boards. Possibly requires moderation for non-members. > ** I'm not certain if it should just be a single thread, multi > discussion threads, hierarchical discussions like Reddit, etc. > > Please let me know what you think. And if you think this is a foolish > idea that won't help the community out, please let me know that too.
I _really_ like this idea. With this nebulous proposal of yours, is there any way of maybe integrating the various services already hosted at haskell.org and its sub-domains (mailing lists, tracs, etc.) or are you looking at "re-inventing the wheel"? Rather than just "strike-forces", this could become more Haskell Special Interest Groups; that way, if someone wants help with a particular area of Haskell (web development, graph theory, etc.) they can contact that SIG rather than -cafe in general. -- Ivan Lazar Miljenovic [email protected] IvanMiljenovic.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list [email protected] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
