Re: [ANN] Org-mode Q&A test drive on stackexchange.com - Please participate!

[Mark Elston <m_elston@comcast.net>]

It appears this request has been closed as a duplicate of the
emacs.stackexchange.com project which is currently in progress.

Mark

On 7/20/2011 11:12 PM, Thomas Renkert wrote:
> Hello list,
>
>
> after reading the responses to my initial suggestion yesterday
> (http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/44582) I've set up a
> proposal on are51.stackexchange.com for a SE-site that is dedicated to
> Org-mode only.
>
>
> Think something like http://tex.stackexchange.com solely for Org-mode!
>
>
> This is *only* meant as an addition to the existing ways of
> documentation (the manual, the mailing list, worg etc.). The idea is
> that a SE-like interface facilitates quick and dynamic solutions to
> different questions, from basic to expert, from notetaking to Gnus to
> LaTeX to literate programming.
>
>
> Questions can be tagged and users can follow those tags and users that
> are relevant to their own interest and use cases.
>
>
> *If you can see at least some possible value in this, please log in and
> follow the proposal here* :
> http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/33822/org-mode-your-life-in-plain-text-an-emacs-mode-for-notes-todo-lists-project-p?referrer=Xzp7g4w_XthPgz9TkALBAg2
>
>
> After gathering enough followers and sample questions, we will move on
> from phase 1 to the other phases and hopefully get to the beta-phase
> where the site is actually usable.
>
>
> This process has the advantage that it serves as a poll among org-mode
> users at the same time.
>
>
> If there is enough interest, it will get going. If there is not, it will
> die. And this part requires no work from our site. Also, we won't have
> any work with setting it up or maintaining it.
>
>
> Q: "But stackexchange is closed source! This goes against my principles!"
>
> A: If this works out and we feel the need to take matters into our own
> hands, we can still install askbot.org (FOSS). Using stackexchange for
> now is simply the most pragmatic way.
>
>
> Q: "What about the dissemination of information?"
>
> A: Most tutorials, hacks etc. on worg are originally independent blog
> posts or the result of longer discussions on the mailing list. People
> needed to be asked to contribute them in a compact and digestible format
> to worg. I see no problem in doing the same thing with interesting
> questions and solutions on our SE site.
>
>
> Once again, please contribute your voice to the SE proposal. If you have
> your own blog or if you are on www.emacswiki.org or
> http://planet.emacsen.org, it would be awesome if you could make a small
> post with this button embedded so it attracts more people:
>
> <a
> href="http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/33822/org-mode-your-life-in-plain-text-an-emacs-mode-for-notes-todo-lists-project-p?referrer=Xzp7g4w_XthPgz9TkALBAg2"><img
> src="http://area51.stackexchange.com/ads/proposal/33822.png" width="220"
> height="250" alt="Stack Exchange Q&A site proposal: Org-Mode: Your Life
> in Plain
> Text. An Emacs Mode for Notes, Todo Lists, Project Planning, and
> Authoring." /></a>
>
>
> If people like this idea, maybe we could put this link on the
> orgmode.org frontpage?
>
>
> Thanks for reading.
>
> regards,
> Thomas
>
>