kevin, good idea, we should come up with another resource linked to this
group. Something in-between the full recipes in the Cookbook.

Perhaps a "Solutions" section that is less intimidating to a would-be
contributor than what we might expect in the  "Recipes" section.

Of course, we could just reset expectations and use the "Recipes"  section.

I will take the initiative to take a couple of days to get something rolling
if others will put some ideas forward!

-Owen


Part of the problem, as we have vented before, is the surprising lack of
features provided by Google Groups given all the technology we know they
have. ; -)



On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 4:34 PM, kevinpfromnm <[email protected]>wrote:

> 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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