Re: Is this group dead?

Back on topic, maybe an initiative to host a more accessible, web-based, platform (e.g., https://github.com/discourse/discourse), might help gather more people and revive discussions.

IMHO, for that to work, two conditions should be satisfied:

1. it should be promoted by a reputable institution (say, a university);
2. it should be given suitable publicity, say in database conferences, in other mailing lists, as footnotes in call for papers, ...

Personally, I wish I could read (and post to) online discussions where the authors of the scientific papers I read are involved.

I don't know how much interest or motivation there is, though.

Nicola

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