Well, it's possible that at some point Google Groups will include Q&A functionality, as alluded to at the end of this announcement: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/googlegroups-announce/2ccywee6dE4/discussion.
The idea for the new web2pyslices.com was that it would include Q&A functionality as well, though not sure if/when to expect that. As already noted, one benefit of SO is that it increases the public exposure of web2py. I try to monitor it and answer questions, but it's not quite as easy to stay on top of posts -- even though I'm following the "web2py" tag, it typically takes from several hours up to a full day before I receive email alerts about new questions posted. Anthony On Thursday, October 6, 2011 11:39:56 AM UTC-4, monotasker wrote: > > I may be different than others, but SO is usually the first place I go with > questions. I asked my first couple of web2py questions on SO and then was > steered here. Massimo seems to point people here quite deliberately when > they post questions on SO, and the web2py site (as well as the book) points > people here as *the* place for support and discussion. So I suspect that > simply stating that SO is the preferred forum for how-to and problem-solving > questions would largely do the trick. > > I do see what you mean about possibly dissipating answers. I guess the > issue would be having to watch two forums instead of one. I wonder whether > that's why Massimo has emphasized this group as a one-stop-shop--so that > it's a more manageable workflow for him. As the community grows, though, I > wonder whether a shift will actually help to reduce the "noise" of repeated > answers. > > Yes, it's easy to filter questions here. But I find that I still often have > to read through scores of answers before realizing that my particular > question hasn't been answered yet. >
