All, Is there any interest in a community repository, where users can post scripts that work for them, helper functions, strategies, specific photonics problem objectives and solutions, Jupyter notebooks, and even scripts from users that have published work using MEEP. This could augment the tutorials in the docs and [simpetus](http://simpetus.com/projects.html).
The docs are really great, but as user projects get more complicated its unreasonable to expect the doc tutorials to touch on everything. In particular, I've found there is a gap in moving from 2D to 3D simulations and the specific nuances involved. A repository of user examples might avoid some confusions/questions. There is this mail list, but it seems it is oriented towards specific problem solving rather than sharing. Still, a lot of emails go unanswered, perhaps users just aren't knowledgeable enough or large enough in numbers. Also, the internet has moved on to better formats (wikis, forums, stackexchange). There is also the Github issue system, yet that was intended to facilitate code bugs/issues so that the devs can more effectively prioritize those. A stackexchange+wiki seems like it would be amazing, yet there is a barrier to starting one; there are open source alternatives<https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/37953>. Has this been considered? What reasons would there be against this? The main con I can see is "who would maintain such a repository?". The devs likely have enough on their hands. Thanks. -Colton Bukowsky
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