Re: Debian is testing Discourse
On Tue 14 Apr 2020 at 10:19:13 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Lu, 13 apr 20, 20:30:45, Brian wrote:
>
> > A similar, less constrictive, idea has been tried before
> >
> > http://shapado.debian.net/
> >
> > and has failed miserably.
>
> Sadly this yet another instance where I end up finding better answers
> about Debian on non-Debian platforms (like StackExchange), the other one
> being the Arch's wiki (significantly better than Debian's).
>
> For some reasons (missing SEO?) I don't see many hits from
> lists.debian.org in DuckDuckGo or Google.
Fortunately, I could remember fragments of the original post on
debian -project, so my search didn't take too long.
https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2010/09/msg00123.html
The shapado.debian.net domain eventually became ask.debian.net.
See
https://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2010/14/#ask
> With the help of the Shapado Project, members of the
> Debian project started a new user oriented service at
> ask.debian.net. It lets users ask specific questions
> and find answers, while also providing rating systems
> and badges for users. It allows Debian Developers and
> other contributors to easily stay in touch with the
> community.
My recollection is that, after an initial flurry of activity by
DDs, the response to questions was left in the hands of a single
person.
--
Brian.
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