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Okay, I will update Drupal. I was on track to do this last year, when I got hit on my bicycle by a hit-and-run driver. Really. Anyone here have a white vehicle with a me shaped dent in the hood? I will get with Ryan on this. Thanks for reminding me! (of the update, not the hit) Cary On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 6:53 AM, Ross Singer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On Dec 4, 2012, at 9:47 AM, Tom Keays <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Or just use Reddit's OS codebase*. >> https://github.com/reddit > > Unless you're volunteering to host and maintain this... > > Seriously, folks, if we can't even figure out how to upgrade our Drupal instance to a version that was released this decade, we shouldn't be discussing *new* implementations of *anything* that we have to host ourselves. > > -Ross. > >> >> 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] >>> -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com