From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mark Elston Subject: Re: [ANN] Org-mode Q&A test drive on stackexchange.com - Please participate! Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 12:49:41 -0700 Message-ID: <4E2C7755.9060400@comcast.net> References: <4E27C33A.3050108@quantentunnel.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:49792) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ql4gR-0001kH-6s for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:49:52 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ql4gP-0004Bd-MA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:49:51 -0400 Received: from qmta08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.80]:55534) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ql4gP-0004BQ-Ct for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:49:49 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4E27C33A.3050108@quantentunnel.de> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org 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: > > 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"> 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." /> > > > If people like this idea, maybe we could put this link on the > orgmode.org frontpage? > > > Thanks for reading. > > regards, > Thomas > >