Re: Is this group dead?
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 18:36:06 +0200
Message-ID: <ne8mlm$2hkl$1_at_adenine.netfront.net>
On 2016-04-08 16:08:51 +0000, Tegiri Nenashi said:
> On Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 12:42:16 PM UTC-7, Nicola wrote:
>> 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
>
> I think LTU-style discussion group would have chance to survive.
LTU = Lambda The Ultimate?
Nicola
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