Radovan wrote: >Looks like cleavage between troglodyts and tweeters. This of course should be avoided. >How many general scientific questions do you receive, Alan? I remember to see ~ 1-2 /week on mailing list.
Not called for; people dont like being called names, no wonder the Rietveld mailing list is not being used like it once were. They also dont like the mediums they use such as twitter being rubbished. Thanks for the information Othman. So from what I gather we have: http://www.xrayforum.co.uk http://www.reddit.com/r/crystallography http://www.researchgate.net/topic/x-ray_diffraction I like the look of xrayforum.co.uk. I remember a while back many questions on the mailing list; if theres 1-2 a week now then something is not working. Let's have a closer look at the archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/rietveld_l@ill.fr/mail8.html In 2014 there were 221 messages In 2007 there were 593 messages. In the last 4 months of 2006 there were 211 messages; extrapolating gives 633 messages. A plot of these numbers and dates would be nice. Anyway, the Rietveld mailing list is still where the best knowledgeable is in my opinion; I just wish some members werent so grumpy. Cheers Alan -----Original Message----- From: rietveld_l-requ...@ill.fr [mailto:rietveld_l-requ...@ill.fr] On Behalf Of Othman Al Bahri Sent: Wednesday, 10 June 2015 12:26 AM To: rietveld_l@ill.fr Subject: Re: Powder Diffraction Discussion Group on Facebook This is my fifth month in the field of applied crystallography and as an undergraduate who is still learning how to learn. I sometimes wish things were a little more organised. Finding out about this mailing list (by a totally random lunch-time conversation during an NMR conference) was a godsend. Back to the discussion ... http://www.xrayforum.co.uk is a forum to consider instead of starting something from scratch. Too many options paralyse the individual, but here's another option http://www.reddit.com/r/crystallography . Cheers, Othman ________________________________________ From: rietveld_l-requ...@ill.fr <rietveld_l-requ...@ill.fr> on behalf of Radovan Cerny <radovan.ce...@unige.ch> Sent: Wednesday, 10 June 2015 12:03 AM To: Alan Coelho; rietveld_l@ill.fr Subject: RE: Powder Diffraction Discussion Group on Facebook BTW: I will declare my vested interest in this discussion: I would love for users of programs like GSAS/Fox/TOPAS/Full-prof etc... to ask scientific questions in scientific forums rather each program having its own web page trying to hold back the tide. There are so many young scientists asking questions. No doubt a web page for program specific question is useful but we are talking general scientific questions. Do I think the Rietveld list fills the void ? No. Cheers Alan Looks like cleavage between troglodyts and tweeters. This of course should be avoided. How many general scientific questions do you receive, Alan? I remember to see ~ 1-2 /week on mailing list. Imagine the discussion which has just happened on mailing list to happen on Facebook or Tweeter. Would be much better with images and even videos of discussing people. And few seconds of publicity after each tweet ... Radovan Cerny Laboratoire de Cristallographie, DQMP Université de Genève 24, quai Ernest-Ansermet CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland Phone : [+[41] 22] 37 964 50, FAX : [+[41] 22] 37 961 08 mailto : radovan.ce...@unige.ch URL : http://www.unige.ch/sciences/crystal/cerny/rcerny.htm
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