could something like those answers systems where good answers get
bumped up and common questions can be merged... well, not here
obviously

On Jul 28, 1:03 pm, Owen Dall <[email protected]> wrote:
> Exactly...
>
> On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Albert Chou <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>
>
> > Starting to veer off topic:  for years I've wanted and tried to work on Q&A
> > systems so it would be easier to get questions (especially FAQ's) answered
> > via machine as much as possible.  Here's a perfect example of what such a
> > system was for.
>
> > Al
>
> > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Owen <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> I have been very impressed by how quickly members of the group jump in
> >> to help on most issues.  It is very gratifying to be involved with
> >> such a talented group!
>
> >> I wish I could take a month or to off just to help catalog and index
> >> all the great solutions in a way that would benefit the group the
> >> most.
>
> >> -Owen
>
> >> On Jul 27, 4:31 pm, Albert Chou <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > Community is of paramount importance in the Apache Software Foundation's
> >> way
> >> > of working, so bravo to Hobo for being similarly inclined!  Sometimes it
> >> can
> >> > be annoying to have to worry about community support rather than just
> >> code
> >> > quality, but ultimately, code without a community will die on the vine.
>
> >> > Al
>
> >> > On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 6:35 AM, Chris Apolzon <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
> >> > > Matt-
> >> > >   On behalf of all the lowly leechers and users of the team's
> >> framework,
> >> > > we'd like to say thank YOU.  You have made it all happen, and although
> >> there
> >> > > are a few outliers who may think its not beautiful, Hobo is a
> >> wonderfully
> >> > > useful and extremely well-supported project.  I can't tell you how
> >> happy I
> >> > > get when I see that you or any other core contributor responds to
> >> someone's
> >> > > post.
> >> > >   And it never seems to matter the level of complexity in the
> >> question. It
> >> > > would be so easy to look at the cursory questions and say, "oh someone
> >> else
> >> > > will figure that one out".
>
> >> > > And now I end this rambling smattering of compliments and return to
> >> the
> >> > > real world to do "work".
>
> >> > > Thanks again!
>
> >> > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Matt Jones <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
>
> >> > >> Found in passing whilst tracking down the Sam Ruby talk's slides:
>
> >>http://groups.google.com/group/tumbolia/browse_thread/thread/4a5e8ed2...
>
> >> > >> Relevant quote:
>
> >> > >>  It slowly occurred to me that free software misses the point, and so
> >> does
> >> > >>> open source. It isn’t about enforcing freedoms and political
> >> agendas. It
> >> > >>> isn’t about more eyes for shallow bugs. It’s about community.
> >> Without a
> >> > >>> throng of decent, friendly people who are open to new ideas,
> >> discussion, and
> >> > >>> who enjoy collaborating and helping each other, a project like this
> >> is
> >> > >>> nothing. A good community can make up for poor documentation, and
> >> lack of
> >> > >>> features. A good community can make up for anything!
>
> >> > >> As we continue to improve the Hobo docs and fix bugs, I wanted to
> >> thank
> >> > >> everyone on the list for making the Hobo community work well. Even
> >> the folks
> >> > >> who are just starting out and post, "It hurts when I do *this*!" are
> >> more
> >> > >> helpful than I can explain.
>
> >> > >> Thanks again to everybody! :)
>
> >> > >> --Matt Jones
>
> >> > >> (PS: it's all "Deadliest Catch"'s fault. Watching the aftermath of
> >> the
> >> > >> (real) death of a person you've seen on TV for six years is enough to
> >> make
> >> > >> anybody a little misty. :) )
>
> >> > >> --
>
> > --
> > Nothing is impossible to the person who doesn't have to do it himself.
>
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