Re: [Gretl-users] A(n) (in)decent proposal
>On 08/21/2012 09:04 PM, Trevor Zink wrote:
> So I had a thought about this list-serve?
>
> I?ve been subscribed for about a year, and I enjoy reading the posts,
> though I often don?t find all of them useful. But then, months later,
> I?ll come across a problem in gretl, and I know it?s been discussed on
> the mailing list, but I can?t find it. I know the archives are
> available online, but they?re organized by date instead of topic, so
> unless I know when something was discussed (or get lucky with a Google
search),
I?m hosed.
>
>
Hi Trevor,
I'm not challenging your claim that the content could be made more
accessible, but still: the archives may be organized by date, but the
standard search function for the list archives (e.g.
http://gretl.ecn.wfu.edu/cgi-bin/search.cgi?domain=gretl-users) is pretty
useful,
no?
Or is it some kind of automatic indexing of the list messages that you
are
talking about? (I don't know the tools/sites you mentioned.)
cheers,
sven
Sven,
Take a look at the sites I mentioned. They're pretty clear how they work
within 5 minutes of poking around, but basically what they do is provide a
very organized question-and-answer forum. Users ask questions, can include
pictures or code, and any other useful information. Other users are free to
provide an answer below, and users can add comments to both questions and
answers to get further clarification on an issue. They also include features
like "upvoting" the most helpful answers, so that users can find a question
similar to their own and the best answer will be sorted directly underneath
it. When users type in the search bar, or start typing a new question, the
site (very cleverly) suggests previous questions that might be helpful. They
also make very efficient use of tags to point users in the direction of
related answers.
For me, my learning curve on LaTeX has been significantly shortened as a
result of this format.
Trevor