Re: Is this group dead?

On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 9:36:09 AM UTC-7, Nicola wrote:
> 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?

Yes (they cap it "LtU"). For one thing, can anybody suggest a cute name for "database theory forum"? Received on Fri Apr 08 2016 - 19:53:18 CEST