Re: System z StackExchange proposal

2014-05-11 Thread Scott Ford
Searches are one thing, but much much more is exchanged on the Listserv. Especially for us who haven't had the fortune to meet each other at Share Scott ford www.identityforge.com from my IPAD On May 10, 2014, at 7:12 PM, Shane Ginnane ibm-m...@tpg.com.au wrote: On Sat, 10 May 2014

AW: Re: System z StackExchange proposal

2014-05-10 Thread Peter Hunkeler
I'm not *opposed* to the idea, but you might want to suggest why this is somehow better than IBM-MAIN (plus archives). One view says This would fragment the community, which would NOT be a good thing. My points go to this votum. Listserv based fora are slim and can be followed and used by mail

Re: System z StackExchange proposal

2014-05-10 Thread John Gilmore
Different fora often have quite different atmospheres. This one, for example, is characterized by topic drift, which some find objectionable and others---I am among them---do not. I did look through all of the questions that have so far been raised in this new StackExchange forum. They are not

Re: System z StackExchange proposal

2014-05-10 Thread John Gilmore
Different fora often have quite different atmospheres. This one, for example, is characterized by topic drift, which some find objectionable and others---I am among them---do not. I did look through all of the questions that have so far been raised in this new StackExchange forum. They are not

Re: System z StackExchange proposal

2014-05-10 Thread Shane Ginnane
On Sat, 10 May 2014 17:11:11 -0400, John Gilmore wrote: I did look through all of the questions that have so far been raised in this new StackExchange forum. I'm sure most of us have. My initial response to most was RTFM, so I'll stay away. They do usually make a good resource for later 'net

Re: System z StackExchange proposal

2014-05-08 Thread zMan
I'm not *opposed* to the idea, but you might want to suggest why this is somehow better than IBM-MAIN (plus archives). One view says This would fragment the community, which would NOT be a good thing. On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 11:32 AM, Christopher Hodgins chris.hodg...@uk.ibm.com wrote: Hi all,

Re: System z StackExchange proposal

2014-05-08 Thread Christopher Hodgins
Chris Hodgins IBM Software Engineer - CICS Transaction Server for z/OS The CICS blog: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/ChrisHodgins From: zMan zedgarhoo...@gmail.com To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu, Date: 08/05/2014 14:22 Subject:Re: System z

Re: System z StackExchange proposal

2014-05-08 Thread zMan
@listserv.ua.edu, Date: 08/05/2014 14:22 Subject:Re: System z StackExchange proposal Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu I'm not *opposed* to the idea, but you might want to suggest why this is somehow better than IBM-MAIN (plus archives). One view says

System z StackExchange proposal

2014-05-07 Thread Christopher Hodgins
Hi all, A few of my IBM colleagues and myself are attempting to create a new community for System z on StackExchange, covering everything System z related. If you haven't seen StackExchange before, it is an excellent and easy to find place to ask questions, share answers or even just vote on

Re: System z StackExchange proposal

2014-05-07 Thread Peter Ondruška
+1! On Wednesday, 7 May 2014, Christopher Hodgins chris.hodg...@uk.ibm.com wrote: Hi all, A few of my IBM colleagues and myself are attempting to create a new community for System z on StackExchange, covering everything System z related. If you haven't seen StackExchange before, it is an