One feature of GitHub discussions is that one can convert issues into discussions, either individually or in bulk. I can imagine that that could be very helpful for us.
I’ve set up https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/discussions <https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/discussions> and will make a post about it shortly to the Dev group. Best wishes Jeremy. > On 10 Dec 2020, at 08:41, Mohammad Rahmani <mohammad.rahm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Jeremy, > > > I think a reasonable proposal would be to move the Dev group to GitHub > discussions: > > Good idea! > > * The developer community is already on GitHub because it's where the core > development happens > * Google Groups doesn't serve the developer community very well, lacking > syntax highlighted code blocks, and the ability to reference existing issues > and PRs > * Switching the Dev Google Group to read-only and redirecting to GitHub > discussions would give us useful experience for any subsequent move of the > main discussion group > > I don't see much point in just enabling discussions on the TW5 repository > without purposely establishing the community there. People can experiment > with discussions on other repositories. > > <image.png> > There are some useful features: You can select the best answers, you can have > categories, like ideas! you can have team discussion, pinned discussion, > filter answered and unanswered questions, simply refer to issue and PR, and > much more,... > > See GitHub announcement statement > > Software communities don’t just write code together. They brainstorm feature > ideas, help new users get their bearings, and collaborate on best ways to use > the software. Until now, GitHub only offered issues and pull requests as > places to have these conversations. But issues and pull requests both have a > linear format—well suited for merging code, but not for creating a community > knowledge base. Conversations need their own place—that’s what GitHub > Discussions is for. > > So this is a good move! > > Thank you Jeremy! > > --Mohammad > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TiddlyWiki" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/CAAV1gMCy%3DGHYo%2BJs1cBSZg-VrLbmAPWsMUZRKKe4%2BPHDRSfh6g%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/CAAV1gMCy%3DGHYo%2BJs1cBSZg-VrLbmAPWsMUZRKKe4%2BPHDRSfh6g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/D18FBABC-FFC7-4506-A757-A9D5D3982879%40gmail.com.
