On 17 September 2015 at 17:33, Mike Innes <mike.j.in...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Quick meta-note about this thread: I think it's important to emphasise > that the julia-users list isn't designed to handle this kind of open-ended > discussion. It's not that discussion is bad per se, but this list has a lot > of subscribers who are mostly interested in sharply-focused technical > issues – usually announcements or giving and receiving help. Topics that > involve, say, debating the merits of various technologies are better suited > to platforms such as reddit with features like comment threads for > tangents, more focused notifications for other users, etc. > I don't agree. A Google group is well designed for open-ended discussion. I receive a daily digest, where I can scan topics and subscribe only to the ones that I find interesting. Also, the Julia community page does not recommend any other forum for general discussion besides the users group. Nor have am I aware of any official policy that when threads reach some number of posts the participants are expected to relocate to Reddit. When the time comes, and a new group is made for open-ended discussion about Julia, I will be happy to subscribe to that group. Just my two cents. Cheers, Daniel.
