in https://groups.google.com/d/msg/leo-editor/oQwOLKtiAlg/XfKuuBhUBgAJ Xavier recommended using Discourse instead of Google Groups for Leo discussion:
* I think it would really great for our community if we moved our > discussions to a real modern forum like Discourse > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discourse.org%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHKaBBwilcfJgs5OXYz1XxGk_uSug>, > > as Python and many other communities have already done.* > > *This post from the Python forum > <https://discuss.python.org/t/is-this-really-better-than-a-mailing-list/57> > gives > some explanations of the particular benefits/features of Discourse, though > it is in response to someone comparing it to a simple mailing list.* > > *But some of the greatest features that they don't mention there which I > think would really benefit our community are:* > > - *Easy refactoring of forum threads! Moderators can easily move > off-topic posts to a new thread, so the current topic can be kept focused, > without losing any contributions. This is for me a feature that sets > Discourse apart from any other forum software (and I've looked at many).* > - *Easy creation of polls!* > > *Though there are probably many more that I even yet don't know.* > > *I stongly feel that we have to move forward as a Team and Discourse could > be a game changer in many ways.* > Myself, I've had a good experience with Discourse elsewhere and would be happy to use it. (Some of the initial badge notifications are a bit excessive and noisy but that disappears quickly). The browser editing experience is excellent. Refactoring of threads would be awesome. I see two major challenges: (a) Free hosting for open source <https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-hosting-for-open-source-v2/> projects must be applied for and is reviewed on a case by case basis. Leo has a small community so might not fit "*a tool to host discussion at scale". *Self hosting would cost ~$60 USD/yr + setup, and someone would need to commit to maintaining it for the long haul. (b) The Google Group has a lot of history and is a major resource when answering questions. I wouldn't want to talk about things in one place and research in another. There is conflicting info on whether the free hosting supports imports (I've asked <https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-hosting-for-open-source-v2/101940/12?u=maphew> for clarification). -matt -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to leo-editor+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/db5a723d-0a8c-443c-87b5-967846cd46d3%40googlegroups.com.
