The problem I see is account explosion. I have a SO account, why would I register another? Also, I would not even think about looking somewhere else first (apart from docs and Google)
Daniel Gonzalez <[email protected]> wrote: >If you are worried that no specific stack exchange site will be created >for >couchdb, why not just officially address support/issues to the couchdb >tag >in stack overflow? For example, Ember.js is doing just that: > >http://emberjs.com/community > >"StackOverflow is used to track questions. Just tag your question with >ember.js or search for questions with that tag. Please check to see if >your >question has already been answered before asking a new one." > >http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/ember.js > > >On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Mark Deibert ><[email protected]>wrote: > >> @Filippo: Can you qualify "not big enough"? >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 10:07 AM, Benoit Chesneau ><[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> > On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 10:09 PM, matt j. sorenson < >> [email protected] >> > >wrote: >> > >> > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Benoit Chesneau ><[email protected] >> > > >wrote: >> > > >> > > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 7:50 PM, matt j. sorenson < >> > [email protected] >> > > > >wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> On Oct 30, 2013, at 5:21 PM, Benoit Chesneau wrote: >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> My goal is to have a website managed by the Apache >CouchDB >> > project >> > > > > where >> > > > > > >> the neutrality, privacy and independence is guaranteed. >> Having a >> > > > > system >> > > > > > we >> > > > > > >> can host where all the content is under the apache >license >> would >> > > > make >> > > > > > sure >> > > > > > >> it is. I don't want to force anyone interested to go on >a >> > private >> > > > > owned >> > > > > > >> website whose the business mode is still to come, >provide his >> > > login >> > > > or >> > > > > > >> having to read some advertising just to find answers. >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > RE: proposing an in-house alternate to SO/SE >> > > > > >> > > > > (And first let me say that while I benefit greatly from SO/SE >Q&A, >> I >> > > am a >> > > > > longstanding critic of the moderation, scoring and the >original >> > creator >> > > > > whose name I shall not type) >> > > > > >> > > > > Benoit's stated goals are noble, but >> > > > > >> > > > > "One does not simply pave cowpaths thousands of miles away >from the >> > > cows. >> > > > > Unless one is ready for a long, grueling, and fatality-ridden >> cattle >> > > > > drive[1]" --North Dakotan Proverb >> > > > > >> > > > > [1] Lonesome Dove[2] is probably my favorite all time show >> > > > > [2] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096639/ >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > there are people that goes directly at the farm to look for the >milk, >> > and >> > > > the others that go at the mall. I prefer the first one, the >milk is >> > > always >> > > > better. >> > > > >> > > > ie why do you think it is more difficult to people to ask and >answer >> to >> > > the >> > > > questions on the project website than on a generic website >where you >> > are >> > > > not sure to find the right answer? >> > > > >> > > > For me it is just like posting an issue. And we could even >share the >> > > > credentials. By hosting the website and moderate ourself we >will >> > somehow >> > > > validate the quality of the content. People will make sure to >find >> the >> > > > right persons. >> > > > >> > > > - benoit >> > > > >> > > >> > > SO and the ever-expanding stackexchange topic-centric sites have >> > tremendous >> > > traction, is all I'm saying. Well that, and why bother with the >extra >> > > infra and >> > > overhead before proposing a 'couchdb.stackexchange' site and >rallying >> > > behind that? >> > > >> > >> > This is something to keep in mind indeed. >> > >> > - benoit >> > >> -- Sent from Kaiten Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
