[rules-dev] Usage of rules-users

[Geoffrey De Smet]

Hi Wolfgang,

You're right.
Some insight on the problem (and why it's hasn't been fixed yet):


1) Most of OptaPlanner's questions are actually asked on StackOverflow 
these days
   http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/optaplanner
because optaplanner.org links that too:
   http://www.optaplanner.org/community/forum.html


2) I'd prefer to use a Q&A website for all OptaPlanner questions, 
instead of a forum or mailing list.
They simply work better: google searches include them (SEO), the 
questions/answers are higher quality & better readable, ...

StackOverflow officially doesn't like it if a project links them as the 
official support forum...
That's why optaplanner.org still links this list first.
Most users go for the second link because they prefer a Q&A website :)

There was discussion if Jboss.org would set up a Q&A website (there are 
several great Open Source options for this),
but nothing has happened yet. I am basically wait for that to materialize...


3) This mailing list is hard to reach for non hardcore people:
The nabble forum that mirrors this list is broken, really.
This mailing list clutters inboxes.
The newsgroup on gmane.org (which I use) works, but few people are 
comfortable with newsgroup these days.



On 13-05-14 10:47, Wolfgang Laun wrote:
> Hi Team,
>
> the amount of (what is) noise (to me) on the users list has steadily
> increased over time. Several distinct topics appear (to me) to be
> bunched together needlessly, and I'm beginning to use interest in this
> list. IIRC, there was some talk several months ago, that things like
> planner, JBPM and Guvnor should have their own lists, but nothing has
> come of that.
>
> Best
> Wolfgang
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