Comments on: An idea about a rough do-able now experiment

By: schild

schild — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:49:29 +0000

In reply to jebyrnes. I think this sounds feasible and potentially worthwhile. My only hesitation is due to concerns about wasting scientists' time contributing to a framework that is shortlived. But if the ante is low enuf to participate, I think it is worth a shot and NCEAS would be happy to host the experiment.

By: jebyrnes

jebyrnes — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:05:57 +0000

Ah, osqa is one. Also, stacked and shapado. So, either a) Mark, we could have NCEAS host this, or b) we just go the Area51 route and see if they're willing to host this effort. Thoughts - Mark?

By: jebyrnes

jebyrnes — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:47:06 +0000

That’s great – any links? I think either way, this might be a very doable ‘experiment’ that could be setup in a matter of a month or two. The survey at the end would provide some incredibly valuable information about cultural reaction and ways forward. It’s definitely a blunt-edged experiment, but it would be a pretty big leap.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:10:47 +0000

There are also some alternative and, I think, open source versions of the UI and functionality of Stack Exchange, so it might not be necessary to go with the SE folks themselves. They may also be interested in supporting an experiment though. Advantages in both routes.