RE: [xwiki-users] Do we need a forum?

Actually, I'd be inclined to say the pro's far exceed the cons on a forum... ________________________________ From: Martin Barrs [mailto:martin.barrs@visilent.com] Sent: 14 March 2007 15:42 To: xwiki-users(a)objectweb.org Subject: RE: [xwiki-users] Do we need a forum? Forum - Yes. ________________________________ From: Sergiu Dumitriu [mailto:sergiu.dumitriu@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 4:36 PM To: xwiki-users(a)objectweb.org Subject: [xwiki-users] Do we need a forum? Hi, We're currently using mailing lists and IRC (and person2person chats) for answering user questions. But: - IRC has no history (yet; when's that bot coming online?) - mailing lists are not that easy to browse and search. Should we make a forum for users? Pro - One place where users can find information, organized by topics - Users are used to posting on forums, and we might get a larger community Con - Soon it will get too crowded, and (some) developers won't have the time to answer all the emails; we need a strong community, and advanced users knowing the code, and for this we need documentation As a developer, I'd stick to mailing lists. As a user, I'd say forum. What's your opinion? -- http://purl.org/net/sergiu