Fantastic idea, that will never get implemented. You hit the nail on
the head when you said the summarization was the crux of the matter,
who would do it? One of the REAL software engineers? They don't
have time now to eat decent meals, let alone summarizing thousands of
posts. Automate it? That would be the ideal solution, but again,
someone would have to vet the info.
How about a front end to the forums (Yes, I know it already has a
front end <s>), one that would allow display of data in a format of
ones choosing? It would allow entering messages, responding to
messages, archiving posts of interest, follow posts of interest. But
most importantly, display info in a way that was less time
consuming. Heck, with your XML background I would think you could
knock that puppy out in a weekend of serious coding. Mix in a few of
the regulars and we might have something absolutely amazing Marc! I
would love to be in on it.
Bill
On Feb 5, 2007, at 5:54 PM, Marc Zeedar wrote:
* The Solution *
What would be the ideal situation would be a combination of the two
concepts: a Mailing List for the discussion, followed up a Forum where
summaried answers from the Mailing List are posted. The Forum would be
locked so only moderators could post these summaries.
With this concept, you get the best of everything: the Forum acts as a
visual archive of the Mailing List, ideal for beginners and those
searching for an answer. The Forum is static, so once an entry is
added
it's there forever, making it a wonderful linkable resource. And the
Mailing Lists still retain their immediate "push" nature and are
excellent
for debates, discussions, and group thinking. Once a topic is
concluded,
you summarize the conclusions and move the summary to an entry on the
Forum. There's no longer a need to search through thousands of garbage
emails trying to find an answer.
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