Forum - Yes.
 


From: Sergiu Dumitriu [mailto:sergiu.dumitriu@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 4:36 PM
To: xwiki-users@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?

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