MajorGroove.org Q&A for the CCP4bb
At the beginning of the year, we discussed whether the CCP4bb should become a forum. Initially, BioKlatch.com was created by Matt Harrington – the site is now being redirected to MajorGroove.org.
The site is based on StackExchange, which is a new website designed around a simple question and answer format. It will be interesting to see if the pricing changes once the site is out of beta. The site includes a number of community features. On example: the ability to earn badges by performing various activities, from filling out your profile to posing a good question.
The discussions are still kept on the CCP4bb, but the answers/responses are then posted on MajorGroove.org. If the system works well, it should provide an extensive selection of Q&A that have previously been addressed on the CCP4bb.
Are you excited about this new resource? Is this just one more place to visit? I have joined, will you?
Oliver Clarke
February 20th, 2010 at 8:21 PM #
Looks great, just joined! I like the use of tags etc – makes it much easier to browse. Unless you know exactly what you’re looking for, the ccp4bb archive can be a bit difficult to navigate sometimes.
Cheers, Oli.
Artem
February 20th, 2010 at 8:26 PM #
Not really my kind of thing. The badges are silly.
Sean
February 21st, 2010 at 6:42 PM #
Badges, points and followers are in many ways silly, but definitely play a role in creating online communities
Artem
February 21st, 2010 at 8:22 PM #
Yes and Kiddie Karate has fractional belt levels (tassels, ribbons and other stuff) to keep kids entertained in between belt categories. But we’re not kids.