[3dem] Stackexchange ?

[Daniel Asarnow]

At the time, there was also a general Bioimage Analysis proposal, which
worked against us as the Area 51 admins thought there might be significant
overlap. That proposal is also now deleted.

If we can try again and attempt to maintain engagement enough to pass the
requirements, there are so many advantages vs. the mailing list format.

- Superior archiving and search
- Superior formatting (references, links, embedded images, code blocks w/
highlighting, all standardized and easily entered using Markdown)
- Editing of past posts, including collaborative editing (i.e. other users
can help you format)
- Eliminating/combining duplicates (it even suggests similar past entries
while writing a new question)
- Live chat to hash out answers
- Easy post sharing by sending permanent links (no username / registration
required to view)

Archiving and search plus graceful handling of duplicate questions are the
most important aspects in my opinion.

Finally, (in my opinion) having a stackexchange would make the mailing
lists *stronger* as well, by enabling them to focus on the things email is
good at, like professional communications, extending discussions,
organizing, and so forth.

Best,
-da

On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 10:41 AM, Jose Miguel de la Rosa Trevin <
delarosatrevin at scilifelab.se> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> The original proposition came from Pablo Conesa, from the Carazo lab in
> Madrid.
> Below is the original email posted in 3DEM:
>
> Happy new year to all.
>
> I've discovered that it is possible to create a "Stack exchange"  site for
> anything you like.
>
> I'm wondering if people here will find it useful. Developers here might be
> familiar with "Stackoverflow", I'm talking about the same thing but for EM.
>
> I've suggested the site: https://area51.stackexchange
> .com/proposals/116061/3d-em?referrer=r60GEWfllmkDeMC9lNRU3A2
>
> This has to pass a number of stages to become final. First milestones are:
>
> *60 followers*
> *40 more questions with a score of 10 or more*
>
> All the best, Pablo.
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 7:27 PM, <benoit.zuber at ana.unibe.ch> wrote:
>
>> We could coordinate a new action. I think we failed because many people
>> did not know what stackexchange was about and so did not participate to the
>> test phase. Who initiated the first action? Can this person start a new
>> action? Else I am happy to start it.
>>
>> If everyone in our mailing list is informed about what stackexchange is
>> and if we send enough reminders before a new test is launched and during
>> the test period, we will for sure make it through. With the many followers
>> of our mailing list it won't be a problem to get 400 votes up. We could
>> even gather a set of questions before starting a new action and only launch
>> the action when we are ready.
>>
>> Since it is GRC week, I suggest that someone makes a short presentation
>> about stackexchange there, unfortunately I can't do it as I am not there...
>> (for more impact, this has to be incorporated in the skit!)  I'll  be at
>> the tomography conference though and I am happy to make some promotion
>> there.
>>
>> A short overview of stack exchange can be found at
>> https://stackexchange.com/tour
>>
>> Benoit
>>
>> Le 06.06.18 18:59, « Johannes Haataja » <johannes.haataja at aalto.fi> a
>> écrit :
>>
>>     Apparently so. We did have enough followers, but not 40 questions with
>>     score of 10 or more, I believe, so the Area51 admins(?) gave it
>>     rejected status after the proposal was idle for 30 days (or
>> something).
>>
>>     It's also pity that they didn't even archive the proposal, it would
>>     have been helpful for refining a new proposal.
>>
>>      - J.
>>
>>     ke, 2018-06-06 kello 16:24 +0000, benoit.zuber at ana.unibe.ch
>> kirjoitti:
>>     > Hello,
>>     > There was an initiative to try and get a 3dem site on stackexchange.
>>     > Did we fail to meet the minimum requirements ?
>>     > Benoit
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