I've taken part in some of the IRC office hours. The format works OK if everyone is being positive and just wants to question one person.
It isn't so good if either the subject is so complex as to spark debate in various directions or the subject matter is contentious and tempers get frayed.
So in the circumstances I'd suggest either a Wiki RFC or an in person meeting
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People seem to want to meet face to face and exchange real words - can't imagine why? Perhaps the visit to the pub afterwards?On 27 September 2012 15:47, rexx <rexx@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
Set up an "UK office hours" on IRC like the Foundation does. By the way, did you ever read Asimov's Foundation? They thought they were writing an encyclopedia as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_%28novel%29#The_Encyclopedists
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DougOn 27 September 2012 14:11, Jon Davies <jon.davies@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
_______________________________________________I have had two email conversations this morning about hot and often perennial issues around editing, ethics etc. It strikes me that there is an appetite for having some osrt of debates, perhaps streamed, where people came together to debate hot issues,
Any thoughts.
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