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["Jordan Rinke" <jordan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't see why developers are weighing in so heavily on something specifically for the user community? Many of you have specifically said you wouldn't visit a forum so why do you care so much about what software it uses, or if it even exists?

-----Original Message-----
From: "Chad Keck" <chad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 5, 2011 12:55pm
To: openstack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Openstack] Creating a forum

What does it matter what the forum looks like? If you are implying that forums are largely unpopular today because of StackOverflow you would be wrong. Of course StackOverflow is popular, for some, and it works great for a specific type of community.

Maybe someone should clearly articulate what problem we are trying to solve here. If it's direct Q&A then a StackOverflow style site is probably better, if its a place for conversation, exchange of ideas or asking indirect questions I think traditional forums are better, IMHO.

-- Chad

On May 5, 2011, at 11:21 AM, Ed Leafe wrote:

> On May 4, 2011, at 10:44 PM, Chad Keck wrote:
> 
>> How about this...
>> 
>> www.stackertalk.com
>> 
>> Since I'm not a developer I'd like to contribute in some form or another :) There is a lot more refinement that needs to go into the site but I'm happy to run this forum. If anyone would like to help moderate/administer please let me know.
> 
> 	-1
> 
> 	This looks like every other run-of-the-mill forum circa 1999. The reason StackOverflow is so popular is largely a reaction to fora like this.
> 
> 
> -- Ed Leafe
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