From: | George Neuner <gneuner2(at)comcast(dot)net> |
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To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: browser interface to forums please? |
Date: | 2017-04-05 21:19:40 |
Message-ID: | p5laech7meijm88it6at7rpiejno37ftrc@4ax.com |
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On Wed, 5 Apr 2017 10:57:23 -0700, "Joshua D. Drake"
<jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> wrote:
>Stack Overflow (as an example) is a collaboration platform. Stack
>understands the problem and is very, very good at solving it. It is why
>they are successful.
Stack Overflow *is* successful ... at driving people away because any
complicated question that could lead to a lengthy discussion gets
closed by the moderators.
Hardly an example of "collaborative" behavior.
>Another example of a very good platform (that I can't stand) is Slack.
>It has become so completely dominant in the growth space that even
>Google is changing Hangouts because people were leaving in droves.
Slack is only slightly better. IRC and other synchronous "rendezvous"
instant messaging methods are great for *simple* questions, but they
are *not* conducive to complex technical discussions.
If you take time to craft a message [e.g., one lacking spelling or
grammatical errors], to gather information for someone trying to help,
or to try out someone's suggestion, very quickly you find yourself
inundated with "are you still there?" messages.
>So the question is, what is the problem we are trying to solve?
How to support BOTH quick and dirty questions:answers AND complex
technical discussions that require significant time from their
participants.
George
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