I think that julia-users is ok as a it's been used, although some of the discussions can get a bit long and tangential (case in point). I've been contemplating creating a julia-help list that is more specifically for people have problems or confusion. Kind of waiting to see if we decide to switch to some other kind of forum first.
On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 4:26 PM, Tim Holy <tim.h...@gmail.com> wrote: > While I do tune out some of the long discussions, there's also a subset > that I > find quite engaging. I would hate it if julia-users just became about short > requests for help installing a package or fixing a performance > problem---there > would be little to keep the interest of people who've been there, done > that. > > Best, > --Tim > > On Thursday, September 17, 2015 07:36:22 PM Mike Innes wrote: > > I'm not necessarily saying google groups is fundamentally bad for > > discussion, e.g. if you set up a daily digest and such, just that for > most > > people here it's not the expectation. For the most part every email you > > send to -users ends up in the inbox of every Julia dev and many more in > the > > community. That's a great set up for getting fast feedback and help from > > the right person, but it's much less convenient when there's a lot of > > back-and-forth between a subset of users. > > > > But I take your point – we could use more guidelines about what the > > expectations actually are, as well as alternatives for people who want to > > have those kinds of discussions. > > > > On Thu, 17 Sep 2015 at 20:09 Daniel Carrera <dcarr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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. > >
