Actually, a better idea than closing the forum would be:

1) wiki (let them research)
2) forum (let them ask questions)
3) irc (let them ask questions and get live responses)
4) newsgroup (let devs plan the future)

On Jun 5, 1:49 am, Realpolitik <[email protected]> wrote:
> What about *closing* the forum and having people rely on google
> groups / wiki. I feel like questions are covered in three ways
>
> 1) research (wiki)
> 2) questions (newgroup)
> 3) instruction (irc)
>
> The forum duplicates some of the content on the newsgroup, wiki, and
> IRC. At this stage in the game, its inclusion actually makes it harder
> to find the solution to your problem, not easier.
>
> On Jun 1, 10:01 am, "Chris J. Davis" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hey everyone.
>
> > I had a thought this morning while reading through the backlog of  
> > email and seeing people on the list suggesting solutions for problems.  
> > All of these solutions need to be added to the wiki somewhere so that  
> > the are searchable, and the wiki becomes more and more useful. I m  
> > talking to myself as well here since I have been guilty of posting  
> > code and brief how-tos on the mailing list, and not putting them on  
> > the wiki where they really belong.
>
> > So I would like to propose that before you answer any questions here  
> > on the list, please take the time to create a page on the wiki for  
> > your answer and then link to it. I am not sure how we should organize  
> > it, but I am sure we can come up with something that will make sense.  
> > Maybe a tips and tricks section that contains all these little nuggets  
> > of wisdom that seem to get lost in the noise.
>
> > Chris
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
To post to this group, send email to [email protected]
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to 
[email protected]
For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/habari-dev
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

Reply via email to