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+1 Thanks for getting the sub-reddit started. I'm happy to see that as I agree with the format of discussion. I find it much easier to archive full discussions that I find there vs. the jumble of a multitude of email messages. Aaron Collier Library Academic Systems Analyst California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library 559.278.2945 [log in to unmask] http://www.csufresno.edu/library ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shaun Ellis" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 9:51:23 AM Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Proliferation of Code4Lib Channels Mark and Karen, yes, the DIY and take-initiative ethos of Code4Lib leads to a lot of channels. I think this is a good thing as each has its strengths. But it creates chaos without more clarity on what platforms are best for certain types of communication? We have similar issues when it comes to our own internal documentation attempts at Princeton. Wiki? Git? Git Wiki? IRC? Blogosphere? Reddit? Listserv? Twitter? Why should I use any of them?!? I will say that I like Reddit for potentially controversial or philosophical discussions. It's built to keep the conversation on track and reward the most insightful/best comments with more visibility. So, anyway, I've posted this discussion on the subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/code4lib/comments/1426fn/the_diy_and_takeinitiative_ethos_of_code4lib/ I also added a post on mentorship to the subreddit, since I'm particularly interested in that. Karen, while I think your comments on "promotion" and "giving credit" are important, I'm not sure how they are related to mentorship. Would love to hear more about that in the subreddit. -Shaun On 11/30/12 12:30 PM, Mark A. Matienzo wrote: > On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Karen Coyle <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> Wow. We could not have gotten a better follow-up to our long thread about >> coders and non-coders. >> >> I don't git. I've used it to read code, but never contributed. I even >> downloaded a gui with a cute icon that is supposed to make it easy, and it >> still is going to take some learning. >> >> So I'm afraid that it either needs to be on a different platform for >> editing, OR someone (you know, the famed "someone") is going to have to do >> updates for us non-gitters. > > Karen, I've added instructions about how to add contributions without > knowing Git to the README file: > https://github.com/code4lib/antiharassment-policy/blob/master/README.md > > If you'd like, I'm happy to have feedback as to changes here. A small > handful of people have also asked if we could move this to another > platform such as the Code4lib wiki. I'd be happy to get feedback if > that would be a preferable option. > > Mark > -- Shaun D. Ellis Digital Library Interface Developer Firestone Library, Princeton University voice: 609.258.1698 | [log in to unmask]