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On Fri 28 Aug 2015 at 08:34:18 -0400, Lev Lazinskiy wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 01:27:20PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > On Friday 28 August 2015 13:18:33 Lev Lazinskiy wrote:
> > > I think that there is some value to have a Q&A style support
> > > section
> > 
> > Out of interest, what is wrong with the mailing list and the forum?
> 
> I personally have no problem with the mailing lists or forums. I think
> some people (especially new comers) can get lost in mailing lists. Also
> both mailing lists and forums are harder to search for actual answers to
> questions. 
> 
> I think a proper Q&A platform (i.e. not Shapado) solves a couple of
> these problems. 
> 
> 1. It is very approachable to anyone since a lot of people have already
> used Stack Overflow. 
> 
> 2. It has better search tools. 
> 
> 3. Actual Answers float to the top (instead of having to read through en
> endless stream of threads or forum pages). This is great and provides an
> added value of creating a sort of mini knowledge base. 
> 
> Mailing lists and forums are great for when you have a specific
> question. I think the Q&A format is better when you are randomly
> searching for hints since it exposes potential answers and makes them
> easier to find.

A worthy objective but I wonder whether the amount of work would result
in a more useful site with more eyes. The views of two users are at

  http://ask.debian.net/questions/this-website-ask-debian-net-is-abandoned

You might have a useful response to your plans by using the admin
contact given at

  https://wiki.debian.org/DebianNetDomains

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ask.debian.net Lev Lazinskiy <lev@levlaz.org> - 2015-08-28 04:50 +0200
  Re: ask.debian.net Riley Baird <BM-2cVqnDuYbAU5do2DfJTrN7ZbAJ246S4XiX@bitmessage.ch> - 2015-08-28 07:30 +0200
    Re: ask.debian.net Lev Lazinskiy <lev@levlaz.org> - 2015-08-28 14:30 +0200
      Re: ask.debian.net Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 14:30 +0200
        Re: ask.debian.net Lev Lazinskiy <lev@levlaz.org> - 2015-08-28 14:40 +0200
          Re: ask.debian.net Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-28 16:00 +0200
            Re: ask.debian.net Lev Lazinskiy <lev@levlaz.org> - 2015-08-28 16:10 +0200
          Re: ask.debian.net Mike Castle <dalgoda+debian@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 21:20 +0200
            Re: ask.debian.net Lev Lazinskiy <lev@levlaz.org> - 2015-08-28 21:30 +0200
        Re: ask.debian.net Lev Lazinskiy <lev@levlaz.org> - 2015-08-28 16:50 +0200
          Re: ask.debian.net Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 17:20 +0200
            Re: ask.debian.net Lev Lazinskiy <lev@levlaz.org> - 2015-08-28 17:30 +0200
              Re: ask.debian.net Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-28 19:50 +0200
                Re: ask.debian.net Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 20:20 +0200
                Re: ask.debian.net Lev Lazinskiy <lev@levlaz.org> - 2015-08-28 21:00 +0200
        Re: ask.debian.net Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 16:50 +0200
      Re: ask.debian.net "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2015-08-28 14:40 +0200
        Re: ask.debian.net Lev Lazinskiy <lev@levlaz.org> - 2015-08-28 14:40 +0200
  debian.net end-user information (was: ask.debian.net) Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org> - 2015-09-08 01:50 +0200

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