On Wed, 5 Apr 2017 10:57:23 -0700, "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >Stack Overflow (as an example) is a collaboration platform. Stack >understands the problem and is very, very good at solving it. It is why >they are successful. Stack Overflow *is* successful ... at driving people away because any complicated question that could lead to a lengthy discussion gets closed by the moderators. Hardly an example of "collaborative" behavior. >Another example of a very good platform (that I can't stand) is Slack. >It has become so completely dominant in the growth space that even >Google is changing Hangouts because people were leaving in droves. Slack is only slightly better. IRC and other synchronous "rendezvous" instant messaging methods are great for *simple* questions, but they are *not* conducive to complex technical discussions. If you take time to craft a message [e.g., one lacking spelling or grammatical errors], to gather information for someone trying to help, or to try out someone's suggestion, very quickly you find yourself inundated with "are you still there?" messages. >So the question is, what is the problem we are trying to solve? How to support BOTH quick and dirty questions:answers AND complex technical discussions that require significant time from their participants. George -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
