Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-22 Thread Andreas Hahn
[snip] Well, stackoverflow.com is one global site for all questions, it's not a tool you can install or host. It's part of stackexchange which is list of QA sites. FYI, I've contacted the guys just to check what is the process to get such a site and here's their answer: All of our

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-21 Thread Vincent Massol
On Mar 14, 2011, at 11:33 AM, Andreas Hahn wrote: Am 14.03.2011 09:16, schrieb Vincent Massol: On Mar 13, 2011, at 10:00 PM, Andreas Hahn wrote: Am 10.03.2011 17:39, schrieb Paul Libbrecht: Please contradict me! Paul, actually - how could I do this ? I'm not an expert in forum software

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-21 Thread Andreas Hahn
Am 21.03.2011 15:11, schrieb Vincent Massol: One thing that I find really great and I would be totally in favor of doing something similar for xwiki.org: Amass enough reputation points and Area 51 grant you additional privileges: 25Propose example questions 50Create proposals 50

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-17 Thread Thibaut Camberlin
Hi, IMO it makes a lot of sense to use a forum solution for users (when it does not for devs). When I was working with WordPress software, I was reading a lot forum threads (they are using their other product, bbPress). I wouldn't have thought about subscribing to a mailing list, I didn't even

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-17 Thread Vincent Massol
On Mar 17, 2011, at 8:23 PM, Thibaut Camberlin wrote: Hi, IMO it makes a lot of sense to use a forum solution for users (when it does not for devs). When I was working with WordPress software, I was reading a lot forum threads (they are using their other product, bbPress). I wouldn't have

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-14 Thread Vincent Massol
On Mar 13, 2011, at 10:00 PM, Andreas Hahn wrote: Am 10.03.2011 17:39, schrieb Paul Libbrecht: Please contradict me! Paul, actually - how could I do this ? I'm not an expert in forum software so I'd to go for the naive approach - comparing features e.t.c. I was hoping for some insight

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-14 Thread Andreas Hahn
Am 14.03.2011 09:16, schrieb Vincent Massol: On Mar 13, 2011, at 10:00 PM, Andreas Hahn wrote: Am 10.03.2011 17:39, schrieb Paul Libbrecht: Please contradict me! Paul, actually - how could I do this ? I'm not an expert in forum software so I'd to go for the naive approach - comparing

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-13 Thread Andreas Hahn
Am 10.03.2011 17:39, schrieb Paul Libbrecht: Please contradict me! Paul, actually - how could I do this ? I'm not an expert in forum software so I'd to go for the naive approach - comparing features e.t.c. I was hoping for some insight that it is beneficial for the whole project to encourage

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-10 Thread Paul Libbrecht
Andreas, I am aware that web-forums may scale better in some ways. All the complaints I and others have formulated about moving to web-forum relate to the ease of use of email-based traffic: - receive all the forum posts per email - respond to them by email If it is possible to get at least

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-10 Thread Sergiu Dumitriu
On 03/10/2011 05:39 PM, Paul Libbrecht wrote: Andreas, I am aware that web-forums may scale better in some ways. All the complaints I and others have formulated about moving to web-forum relate to the ease of use of email-based traffic: - receive all the forum posts per email - respond

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-09 Thread Le GĂ©nie
This subject seems very controversial and I think it's an important point. Thank you Andreas for submitting it. +1 to remove the user list and move it to getsatisfaction. Today, the XWiki community support using listserv is (imho) clearly a weak point. I don't know how Balsamiq or Jolicloud

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-09 Thread jstoldt
Hmmm, I think removing the user mailing list is not a necessity when moving to a bulleting board (like) user support. Keeping both has the benefit of allowing both ways for the user but comes with the disadvantage of distributed information (board and mailing list) and possibly more work for the

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-09 Thread Joris Dirks
To me, the ideal solution would be enhanced forum-functionality inside XWiki. Not only for the this mailinglist (getting all conversation in one place, linking discussions to the pages/features it concerns) but for XWiki as a platform too. I currently have no time to elaborate in a functional

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-09 Thread Andreas Hahn
Hi everyone, as for your morning entertainment I'll tell a little shortstory. Get yourself a coffee - relax - and a few mins to read and think about it. Back in 2004 2 Java Developers that were upset about EJBs published a book with their thoughts and recommendations about how J2EE software

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-08 Thread Paul Libbrecht
Here are my counter arguments: -1) you have to go to the web-page to read the forum posts -2) replying needs a web-connection and a functioning web-browser, this means that slowly written drafts have to be written somewhere else -3) it is much easier and more flexible to re-adjust the layout of a

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-08 Thread Thomas Mortagne
On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 23:13, Andreas Hahn ah...@gmx.net wrote: Hi everyone, I'd like to make the proposal to drop the existing mailing lists in favor of a forum (bulletin board) software. The objective is to promote the XWiki community discussions to a broader audience. 1) A forum serves

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-08 Thread Andreas Hahn
Hi Vincent, Am 08.03.2011 07:45, schrieb Vincent Massol: Hi Andreas, On Mar 7, 2011, at 11:13 PM, Andreas Hahn wrote: Hi everyone, I'd like to make the proposal to drop the existing mailing lists in favor of a forum (bulletin board) software. The objective is to promote the XWiki

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-08 Thread Sergiu Dumitriu
On 03/08/2011 07:45 AM, Vincent Massol wrote: Hi Andreas, On Mar 7, 2011, at 11:13 PM, Andreas Hahn wrote: Hi everyone, I'd like to make the proposal to drop the existing mailing lists in favor of a forum (bulletin board) software. The objective is to promote the XWiki community

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-08 Thread Vincent Massol
On Mar 8, 2011, at 3:04 PM, Sergiu Dumitriu wrote: On 03/08/2011 07:45 AM, Vincent Massol wrote: Hi Andreas, On Mar 7, 2011, at 11:13 PM, Andreas Hahn wrote: Hi everyone, I'd like to make the proposal to drop the existing mailing lists in favor of a forum (bulletin board) software.

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-08 Thread Sergiu Dumitriu
On 03/08/2011 03:30 PM, Vincent Massol wrote: On Mar 8, 2011, at 3:04 PM, Sergiu Dumitriu wrote: On 03/08/2011 07:45 AM, Vincent Massol wrote: Hi Andreas, On Mar 7, 2011, at 11:13 PM, Andreas Hahn wrote: Hi everyone, I'd like to make the proposal to drop the existing mailing lists in

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-08 Thread Andreas Hahn
Am 08.03.2011 15:30, schrieb Vincent Massol: On Mar 8, 2011, at 3:04 PM, Sergiu Dumitriu wrote: On 03/08/2011 07:45 AM, Vincent Massol wrote: Hi Andreas, On Mar 7, 2011, at 11:13 PM, Andreas Hahn wrote: Hi everyone, I'd like to make the proposal to drop the existing mailing lists in

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-08 Thread Arnaud bourree
my -1 contribution for same reasons as Paul Leibbrecht and Thomas Mortagne Arnaud. ___ users mailing list users@xwiki.org http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users

[xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-07 Thread Andreas Hahn
Hi everyone, I'd like to make the proposal to drop the existing mailing lists in favor of a forum (bulletin board) software. The objective is to promote the XWiki community discussions to a broader audience. 1) A forum serves like an advertising window as anyone can read the contributions

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-07 Thread Lockie
I use this URL: http://xwiki.475771.n2.nabble.com/XWiki-Users-f475772.html which makes the mailing list appear like a forum. I prefer a forum layout so you have my +1. - Lockie -- View this message in context:

Re: [xwiki-users] Drop mailing lists in favor of a forum software

2011-03-07 Thread Vincent Massol
Hi Andreas, On Mar 7, 2011, at 11:13 PM, Andreas Hahn wrote: Hi everyone, I'd like to make the proposal to drop the existing mailing lists in favor of a forum (bulletin board) software. The objective is to promote the XWiki community discussions to a broader audience. 1) A forum