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. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Hobo Users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<hobousers%[email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/hobousers?hl=en. > > -- > - Owen > > Owen Dall, Chief Systems Architect > Barquin International > Cell: 410-991-0811 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hobo Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hobousers?hl=en.
