Hello, ( TL;DR: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=6713853 )
Based on - short :-] - Twitter discussion, we have decided to have a go at some sort of a group for Solr popularizers: people who are teaching Solr, running meetups, building Solr examples, and writing Solr books. Basically, anybody whose goal is not just to learn Solr for themselves but to also spread the sunny goodness message to others. The current attempt at this conversation space is a private LinkedIn group. Which obviously has some advantages and disadvantages. I thought about Google and Yahoo groups, but feel they have even more disadvantages. The group is private (for now) to see if it will foster more frank discussion and maybe things like early slide sharing and work-in-progress. So, if you are popularizing Solr and feel you could benefit from a community of other people struggling with the same meta-level explanation issues, this is for you. Come and help us build that community: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=6713853 Regards, Alex. Personal website: http://www.outerthoughts.com/ Current project: http://www.solr-start.com/ - Accelerating your Solr proficiency