Re: [O] Suggestion: Stackoverflow for Orgmode

2011-07-24 Thread Thomas Renkert
@ Bastien, Jason thank you for your response! I made a proposal to stackexchange.com for a dedicated Org-mode site but they rejected it as a duplicate of stackoverflow. So this option is out. Nevertheless, I still think it would be nice to have something like this for Org-mode only. We could

Re: [O] Suggestion: Stackoverflow for Orgmode

2011-07-22 Thread Bastien
Hi all, suvayu ali fatkasuvayu+li...@gmail.com writes: Why don't we use the org-mode tag on stackoverflow.com: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/org-mode This looks like the perfect solution without all the headaches. :) Indeed! Thanks Jason for setting http://ask.orgmode.org up.

Re: [O] Suggestion: Stackoverflow for Orgmode

2011-07-22 Thread Bastien
Hi all, Bastien b...@gnu.org writes: I updated the FAQ section in http://orgmode.org and advertized the http://ask.orgmode.org link. I've also added a section to the Org FAQ listing the last five questions from StackOverflow: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#sec-1 I think this might

Re: [O] Suggestion: Stackoverflow for Orgmode

2011-07-22 Thread Rainer M Krug
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Bastien b...@altern.org wrote: Hi all, Bastien b...@gnu.org writes: I updated the FAQ section in http://orgmode.org and advertized the http://ask.orgmode.org link. I've also added a section to the Org FAQ listing the last five questions from

Re: [O] Suggestion: Stackoverflow for Orgmode

2011-07-22 Thread Bastien
Hi Rainer, Rainer M Krug r.m.k...@gmail.com writes: Absolutely. But what about sending once a week an automated email to the mailing list with the last not answered questions? I'm not sure about this: in this case, will people answer on the mailing list or on SO? I'd rather have people

Re: [O] Suggestion: Stackoverflow for Orgmode

2011-07-21 Thread Jason Dunsmore
Bastien b...@altern.org writes: Something like ask.orgmode.org with a StackOverflow interface would be very nice. I think this would be a great way to start a community-driven FAQ. Why don't we use the org-mode tag on stackoverflow.com: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/org-mode It's

Re: [O] Suggestion: Stackoverflow for Orgmode

2011-07-21 Thread suvayu ali
On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Jason Dunsmore emacs-orgm...@dunsmor.com wrote: Bastien b...@altern.org writes: Something like ask.orgmode.org with a StackOverflow interface would be very nice. I think this would be a great way to start a community-driven FAQ. Why don't we use the

Re: [O] Suggestion: Stackoverflow for Orgmode

2011-07-21 Thread John Hendy
On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 9:15 AM, suvayu ali fatkasuvayu+li...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Jason Dunsmore emacs-orgm...@dunsmor.com wrote: Bastien b...@altern.org writes: Something like ask.orgmode.org with a StackOverflow interface would be very nice. I think this

Re: [O] Suggestion: Stackoverflow for Orgmode

2011-07-20 Thread Jambunathan K
The biggest advantage, IMO, is the aspect of self-organization: The biggest diasadvantage would be fragmentation of information. All information needs to have authoritative sources and archives. I believe the info manual, GNU mailing list and the Orgmode.org domain (of which Worg is but a

Re: [O] Suggestion: Stackoverflow for Orgmode

2011-07-20 Thread Thomas Renkert
Jambunathan K kjambunathan at gmail.com writes: The biggest diasadvantage would be fragmentation of information. All information needs to have authoritative sources and archives. I believe the info manual, GNU mailing list and the Orgmode.org domain (of which Worg is but a part) are the

Re: [O] Suggestion: Stackoverflow for Orgmode

2011-07-20 Thread Rainer M Krug
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Thomas Renkert tunnelbl...@quantentunnel.de wrote: Jambunathan K kjambunathan at gmail.com writes: The biggest diasadvantage would be fragmentation of information. All information needs to have authoritative sources and archives. I believe the info

Re: [O] Suggestion: Stackoverflow for Orgmode

2011-07-20 Thread Memnon Anon
Thomas Renkert tunnelbl...@quantentunnel.de writes: I noticed that - as more people with a diverse range of background knowledge start to use orgmode - the mailing list is getting more and more difficult to navigate: I do agree that the volume of mails did considerably increase. a lot of

Re: [O] Suggestion: Stackoverflow for Orgmode

2011-07-20 Thread A. Ryan Reynolds
I think on the whole that this is a good idea; I do wonder if it might harmfully divide the effort on the documentation rather than provide a complement to the manual and guide, but I think the best way to find out is just to try it and see what people use. If the existing FOSS designed to

Re: [O] Suggestion: Stackoverflow for Orgmode

2011-07-20 Thread John Hendy
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Rainer M Krug r.m.k...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Thomas Renkert tunnelbl...@quantentunnel.de wrote: Jambunathan K kjambunathan at gmail.com writes: The biggest diasadvantage would be fragmentation of information. All

Re: [O] Suggestion: Stackoverflow for Orgmode

2011-07-20 Thread Rehan Iftikhar
Personally I feel that the StackExchange interface is more accessible to newcomers than mailing lists or Worg. Its a great way to ask a questions and get an answer. The mailing list is better at having conversations about a topic. Worg is a great resource for hand-curated advice, which will

Re: [O] Suggestion: Stackoverflow for Orgmode

2011-07-20 Thread Wes Hardaker
On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:02:03 -0700, Rehan Iftikhar rehan.iftik...@gmail.com said: RI Personally I feel that the StackExchange interface is more accessible RI to newcomers than mailing lists or Worg. Its a great way to ask a RI questions and get an answer. (and it's worth noting that org-mode