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Or just use Reddit's OS codebase*. https://github.com/reddit Tom * though I'm personally hoping there won't be another channel to keep track of. On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Shaun Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On 12/3/12 2:14 PM, MJ Ray wrote: > >> This listserv looks threaded to me. Maybe you need to upgrade >> Thunderbird, although I could have sworn it's done threaded for >> a while now. >> >> > I was thinking of something that has a "Vote to Promote" feature. I feel > that it's important to give folks a chance to support ideas even if they > don't have a lot to add comment-wise. It's a good way to gauge interest > among folks who are not "top talkers". The "Vote to Promote" pattern is > designed as an unobtrusive, democratic way to show support for ideas and > focus the discussion toward constructive commentary [1]. > > Interestingly enough, the RailsBridge curriculum project implements a > simple version of this pattern as its core project[2]. I wonder if it > would be a good starting point for a collaborative project? Everyone who > takes the workshop will know how this app works and should be able to add > to it in the months that follow the conference. > > One of the MIT Mentorship Program tips [3] recommends making sure mentors > get something in return (that it's not all giving on the part of the > mentor). Since, according to Jonathan, we have a paucity of volunteer > coders, perhaps the RailsBridge app could be an ongoing github project and > a way to enlist more volunteers to give back to Code4Lib. Mentees might be > expected to contribute something after the workshop and get a feel for > software collaboration on github with their mentors in a helpful > environment? > > Whether or not people would use such a tool in addition to the listserv, I > don't know. Vote to Promote requires a critical mass to make it > worthwhile, but it's hard to gauge actual support without testing it. > > [1] http://ui-patterns.com/**patterns/VoteToPromote<http://ui-patterns.com/patterns/VoteToPromote> > [2] http://docs.railsbridge.org/**curriculum/<http://docs.railsbridge.org/curriculum/> > [3] http://mit.edu/uaap/prog_tips.**html<http://mit.edu/uaap/prog_tips.html> > > > >> Unless you do something pretty silly - like insisting everyone >> register with github >> > > Unfortunately, in order to collaborate on the anti-harrassment policy, you > do need to have a github account, or lobby someone who does to make a > change for you. But I think most would agree that's better than hashing > out such details on this list. > > > -- > Shaun D. Ellis > Digital Library Interface Developer > Firestone Library, Princeton University > voice: 609.258.1698 | [log in to unmask] >