[SLUG] Re: Suggestions for SLUG server

[Grant Parnell <gripz@nospam.linuxfreak.com>]

> Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 18:13:53 +1000
> From: Jeff Waugh <jdub@nospam.aphid.net>
> Subject: [SLUG] Re: Suggestions for SLUG server
> 
> Grant Parnell wrote:
> 
> > How about the ASK SLUG bot. I wonder if it could automatically scan
> > the slug archives for the most relevant answer to a given
> > question.
> 
> 
> Sounds suspiciously like a few of the IRC bots I've seen around (I've only
> recently started using IRC, so maybe someone else has some cool examples).

Yes I guess so. Does anyone remember the internet Oracle (and I don't
mean the database company). You'd ask it a question by email and in
return you'd have to answer someone else's question but you never knew
who answered your question, it was just 'the oracle'.

> > The requester could then rank the answers according to which
> > was most helpful. This would be a web based thing and it might just
> > reduce the amount of repeat questions we get on the list.
> 
> Hahahaha... Reduce repeat questions? Not likely... ;)

My point is that we're trying to intercept questions before they get
to the mailing list and become clutter.

> Actually, that's a silly assumption. Do you think people come through our
> website and find out about the list, or the other way around?

I think a lot of people supporting Linux commercially would be
referring people to SLUG and giving them the URL. I do this at
EverythingLinux so I know it happens. If people want to help
themselves I refer them, if they want me to do all the hard work they
pay. Also, you'd have media coverage from magazines and newspapers and
even other smaller user groups.

> > EG a question like "How do I get PPP working" might be distilled down
> > to "How PPP" and this could be looked up in an index to see if it's
> > been answered, and relevant messages could be returned subject to
> > ranking.
> 
> 
> This is an interesting idea, and something which I think would fit in with
> Jeffrey Borgs idea for (warning: twisted interpretation) for a web based
> mailing list answers directory.
> 
> That thread has given me so many ideas for web based helper applications.
> I'll let you guys know if I start on anything... :)

One thing that might be worth a look at simply for some ideas is the
WikiWeb. I did one on my machine
http://zzz.penguinpowered.com/wiki/html/GRiPZ
(umm this is in my bedroom and sometimes I turn the machine off if the
fan keeps me awake).

The home page is at
http://www.object-arts.com/wiki/html/Dolphin/FrontPage.htm

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