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I agree with Joshua Welker. Being able to choose between either a listserv or a Q&A site have benefits for end users. Thanks, Craig On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Owen Stephens <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thanks for that Mark. That's running on 'question2answer' which looks to > have a reasonable amount of development going on around it > https://github.com/q2a/question2answer/graphs/contributors (given Becky's > comments about OSQA which still hold true) > > Owen > > Owen Stephens > Owen Stephens Consulting > Web: http://www.ostephens.com > Email: [log in to unmask] > Telephone: 0121 288 6936 > > > On 4 Nov 2014, at 16:05, Mark A. Matienzo <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Owen Stephens <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > >> Another option would be a 'code4lib Q&A' site. Becky Yoose set up one > for > >> Coding/Cataloguing and so can comment on how much effort its been. In > terms > >> of asking/answering questions the use is clearly low but I think the > >> content that is there is (generally) good quality and useful. > >> > >> I guess the hard part of any project like this is going to be building > the > >> community around it. The first things that occur to me is how you > encourage > >> people to ask the question on this new site, rather than via existing > >> methods and how do you build enough community activity around > housekeeping > >> such as noting duplicate questions and merging/closing. The latter > might be > >> a nice problem to have, but the former is where both the Library / LIS > SE > >> and the Digital Preservation SE fell down, and libcatcode suffers the > same > >> problem - just not enough activity to be a go-to destination. > > > > > > I would add that the Digital Preservation SE has been reinstantiated as > > Digital Preservation Q&A <http://qanda.digipres.org/>, which is > organized > > and supported by the Open Planets Foundation and the National Digital > > Stewardship Alliance. > > > > Mark A. Matienzo <[log in to unmask]> > > Director of Technology, Digital Public Library of America >