The concept of a library technology Stack Exchange site as a google-able
repository of information sounds great. However, I do have quite a few
reservations.
1. Stack Exchange sites seem to naturally lead to gatekeeping,
snobbishness, and other troll behaviors. The reputation system built into
On Nov 4, 2014, at 9:12 AM, Schulkins, Joe wrote:
Presumably I'm not alone in this, but I find Stack Overflow a valuable
resource for various bits of web development and I was wondering whether
anyone has given any thought about proposing a Library Technology site to
Stack Exchange's Area
On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 9:12 AM, Schulkins, Joe
joseph.schulk...@liverpool.ac.uk wrote:
Presumably I'm not alone in this, but I find Stack Overflow a valuable
resource for various bits of web development and I was wondering whether
anyone has given any thought about proposing a Library
Schulkins, Joe wrote:
Doing a search of the proposals shows there was one for 'Libraries and
Information Science' but this closed 2 years ago as it didn't reach the
required levels during the beta phase.
FIY an archive of question answered on Libraries Information Science
and Digital
: 04 November 2014 14:43
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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Stack Overflow
The concept of a library technology Stack Exchange site as a google-able
repository of information sounds great. However, I do have quite a few
reservations.
1. Stack Exchange sites seem to naturally lead
: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 8:54 AM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Stack Overflow
On Nov 4, 2014, at 9:12 AM, Schulkins, Joe wrote:
Presumably I'm not alone in this, but I find Stack Overflow a valuable
resource for various bits of web development and I was wondering whether
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The concept
On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Owen Stephens o...@ostephens.com wrote:
Another option would be a 'code4lib QA' site. Becky Yoose set up one for
Coding/Cataloguing and so can comment on how much effort its been. In terms
of asking/answering questions the use is clearly low but I think the
Of
Joshua Welker
Sent: 04 November 2014 14:43
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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Stack Overflow
The concept of a library technology Stack Exchange site as a google-able
repository of information sounds great. However, I do have quite a few
reservations.
1. Stack Exchange
On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 7:34 AM, Schulkins, Joe
joseph.schulk...@liverpool.ac.uk wrote:
To be honest I absolutely hate the whole reputation and badge system for
exactly the reasons you outline, but I can't deny that I do find the family
of Stack Exchange sites extremely useful and by
On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 10:00 AM, Owen Stephens o...@ostephens.com wrote:
Another option would be a 'code4lib QA' site. Becky Yoose set up one for
Coding/Cataloguing and so can comment on how much effort its been.
For the sake of laziness, I'll point to my post from the last time a SE
topic
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Banerjee
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 10:18 AM
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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Stack Overflow
On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 7:34 AM, Schulkins, Joe
joseph.schulk...@liverpool.ac.uk wrote:
To be honest I absolutely hate
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Dartmouth College
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On Nov 4, 2014, at 11:18 AM, Kyle Banerjee kyle.baner...@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 7:34 AM, Schulkins, Joe
joseph.schulk...@liverpool.ac.uk wrote:
To be honest
Thanks for that Mark. That's running on 'question2answer' which looks to have a
reasonable amount of development going on around it
https://github.com/q2a/question2answer/graphs/contributors (given Becky's
comments about OSQA which still hold true)
Owen
Owen Stephens
Owen Stephens Consulting
I agree with Joshua Welker. Being able to choose between either a listserv
or a QA site have benefits for end users.
Thanks,
Craig
On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Owen Stephens o...@ostephens.com wrote:
Thanks for that Mark. That's running on 'question2answer' which looks to
have a
I think all of this is really useful. I'd be lying if I said I didn't get a
lot of great ideas and results from StackOverflow.
However, I've been burned quite a bit as well - deprecated code, inaccurate
results, or just the wrong answer gets accepted. There seems to be such a
push to 'accept as
On Nov 4, 2014, at 1:33 PM, Mark Pernotto wrote:
I think all of this is really useful. I'd be lying if I said I didn't get a
lot of great ideas and results from StackOverflow.
However, I've been burned quite a bit as well - deprecated code, inaccurate
results, or just the wrong answer gets
On Nov 4, 2014, at 9:42, Joshua Welker wel...@ucmo.edu wrote:
3. Libraries have a culture of
protecting vendors from criticism. Sure, we do lots of criticism behind
closed doors, but nowhere that leaves an online footprint.
Oops. Someone should have told me that rule before I openly and
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