I agree with what Frank says. In any case, there is already a VFX StackExchange-like thing going on: www.vfxoverflow.com and even a subbreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/nukevfx
I would post this annoucement there too, to reach a wider user base. Thanks Aaron. ./charlie On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 4:13 AM, Frank Rueter|OHUfx <fr...@ohufx.com> wrote: > I love StackExchange and it's self monitored nature and set of rules > ensure high quality questions and answers, and an easy way to find the > answer to a question that has already been posed. > People that are too lazy to do their own homework/research and expect > spoon feeding from others instead will have a hard time there, which helps > improve the quality of questions/answers immensely. > StackExchange is far superior to the current forums/mailing lists for sure. > > However, my main concern would be to have another parallel community to > the user list and forum, and thus dilute information flow further (the > reason I refused to have a forum on Nukepedia even though I was badgered > plenty of times to do it). > > Ideally I'd love a stack exchange type of quality in the official forum, > but right now we are already struggling with having a mailing list and > forum parallel to each other, with only the forum being the "official" > channel, which has already caused loss of information along the way. > > So, ironically, I'd recommend posting this on the "official" forum rather > than the mailing list, to see if the Foundry have thoughts on this as well. > It would be awesome to reconcile the community channels into one > StackExchange format. > > Thanks for bringing this up! > > frank > > > > On 25/02/16 12:37 pm, aaron barclay wrote: > > Hey Nuke list, > > There is an effort going on to get a Stack Exchange site off the ground > for Nuke. If you are familiar with Stack Exchange you might agree it is a > pretty good fit for a home of technical questions (and answers) and could > be a great resource for nuke in the future to complement those already out > there. > > Those not familiar may wish to check out some of the other sites in the > stack exchange network to get a feel for what they are. > > Some examples: > > <http://stackoverflow.com/>http://stackoverflow.com/ > > <http://video.stackexchange.com/>http://video.stackexchange.com/ > > <http://blender.stackexchange.com/>http://blender.stackexchange.com/ > > <http://math.stackexchange.com/>http://math.stackexchange.com/ > > Read the stack exchange wikipedia: > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack_Exchange> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack_Exchange > > Right now the proposal is in definition stage and needs some people to > follow the proposal as well as join in shaping questions and voting. The > whole thing needs an active community to get it going. If you think this > might be useful jump in and get involved and *pass it on*! > > No one person owns or controls this site, the types of questions and > topics it covers is up to the community. It can cover all levels, beginner > to advanced. It is completely open to mould the types of questions that are > relevant. C++ Ndk? Compositing technique? Python API? Colour questions etc. > > Its a cross between reddit, wikipedia and forums. > > The FAQ is worth reading because the process is a little confusing. > > <http://area51.stackexchange.com/faq>http://area51.stackexchange.com/faq > > The site is not real at the moment, the questions are hypothetical. It is > a proposal, in definition stage where the questions and votes that are made > now shape the general direction of the site, and none of the questions > should actually be answered just yet. However, if enough people think this > might have value and get involved we can jump to interesting part of > answering the questions. > > And the site is here. > > > <http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/95622/visual-effects-compositing-using-foundry-nuke?referrer=3ZW-oXGJPA-HpP1YR-b4RA2> > http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/95622/visual-effects-compositing-using-foundry-nuke?referrer=3ZW-oXGJPA-HpP1YR-b4RA2 > > Visual effects compositing using the foundry nuke. > > Yes, I think the name is terrible as well. Sign up and start a discussion > to get it changed. > > aaron. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Nuke-users mailing listnuke-us...@support.thefoundry.co.uk, > http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users > > > -- > [image: ohufxLogo 50x50] <http://www.ohufx.com> > > *vfx for storytellers <http://www.ohufx.com> * > > *vfx compositing <http://ohufx.com/index.php/vfx-compositing> | workflow > customisation & consulting <http://ohufx.com/index.php/vfx-customising>* > * W E L L I N G T O N | N E W Z E A L A N D * > > _______________________________________________ > Nuke-users mailing list > Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk, http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ > http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >
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