[BioRuby] BioRuby.org website

[Pjotr Prins]

On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:12:51AM +0000, Peter Cock wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public14 at thebird.nl> wrote:
> > Feature: BioRuby.org main page direct answer section
> >
> >  The BioRuby project main page is the entry page for new comers to
> >  the project. Visitors who are not (yet) on IRC or the mailing list,
> >  should be encouraged to post questions and receive immediate
> >  answers. One way to achieve this would be a Jabber connection to a
> >  'room' where BioRuby members connect. Similar to IRC, but available
> >  directly from the main page. This chat will not be logged, so
> >  spammers will have no benefit.
> >
> >  Scenario: BioRuby.org newbie visitor with a question
> >    Given I visit the main BioRuby.org page and someone is online
> >    When I click the button for contacting BioRuby
> >    And someone is online
> >    Then I should be able to post a question
> >    And get an answer
> 
> Could you embed an IRC client into the browser page?

I suppose so. One problem is that our IRC gets logged.

> >  Scenario: BioRuby.org newbie visitor with a question (2)
> >    Given I visit the main BioRuby.org page and no one is online
> >    When I click the button for contacting BioRuby
> >    And no one is online
> >    Then I should be able to post a question with an E-mail address
> >    And get an answer over E-mail
> 
> You don't think giving them instructions on how to join the mailing
> list is good enough? How would you implement that email form
> idea - keeping in mind the newcomer would reasonably expect
> their query to be 'private' and not be sent to the public mailing
> list on their behalf?

Exactly. We will have a limited number of people who receive these.

Privacy is key (I did not mention that), so people feel free to ask
any question, and a low threshold.

Glad someone is reading my stuff ;)

Pj.