skopp · September 1, 2012 00:04
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 	<h1>The GitHub Paradox</h1>by <a href="http://github.com/skopp">skopp</a> <---- </ul>
 	<br />
 		<p>Github is supposed to be about <strong><q>social coding</q></strong> and this aspect must be rather high on their priorities list	&mdash;<ul>I mean, it's <em><strong>on the official Github logo</strong></em>.
 		</p>There is currently (1 September 2012, at time of writing) a sort of paradox in this regard. <br />
 		<br />
 		I think I'll illustrate by means of copy/pasted text from actual comment 'threads' of arbitrary issue-tickets of arbitrary repos.</ul><br />
 <ul><code><q><strong>With...</strong><br />[continues to describe issue status]... <br />... <strong>is an addition to issue #111</q></strong>
 <br /></code><br />
 &mdash; now this is where it gets interesting, because he/she goes on to identify (unwittingly) - echoing my own suspicions at the same time - the <em>gist</em> of the problem:</p></li>
 <br /><code>
 <h1><q>P.S.: Is there a way to discuss things without spamming new issues or thread-nap others?</q></h1>
 </code><p><em>&mdash; ["github-user"]</em></p>
 <br />
 </ul><p>Currently, there are two (as far as I know/as far as I care to know) ways of communicating with devs working on a repo or fork/issue:
 <li>Commenting on the issue page itself, or much quicker/simpler and more convenient,
 <li>Responding directly via email to a "watched" project.
 <li>There is no means of discussing methods, issues, family problems, i.e. no Private Messaging facility on Github itself without "hijacking" an issue's thread
 <li>To extend this a bit - there is a gap between noobs and aces. Neither can ask questions/discuss (yes, there are things like email - and many devs don't provide their addresses, yours truly included, twatter, flamebook, IRC, MMORPGs but 
 why no linked "discuss/ask away" thread linked to issues/repos just as the aforementioned threads are?
 <li>note: by "noob" I'm referring to technically-apt newbies, people who understand the concepts, the uses, but maybe just need help with syntax. Or need someone to say: "you muppet, you are supposed to use a ; there instead of a :"
 , not the passersby who ask: "duhhh.... wut is guthub lol." <--- if you find these, unleash the wrath of Mammon upon them."
 <br />
 <ul><br />
 &mdash;<a href="http://github.com/skopp">skopp.
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	<ul><ul><ul><ul>\|\| GIST_____#________\| 356 0 714 \|\|
	<h1>The GitHub Paradox</h1>by <a href="http://github.com/skopp">skopp</a> <---- </ul>
	<br />
	<p>Github is supposed to be about <strong><q>social coding</q></strong> and this aspect must be rather high on their priorities list —<ul>I mean, it's <em><strong>on the official Github logo</strong></em>.
	</p>There is currently (1 September 2012, at time of writing) a sort of paradox in this regard. <br />
	<br />
	I think I'll illustrate by means of copy/pasted text from actual comment 'threads' of arbitrary issue-tickets of arbitrary repos.</ul><br />
	<ul><code><q><strong>With...</strong><br />[continues to describe issue status]... <br />... <strong>is an addition to issue #111</q></strong>
	<br /></code><br />
	— now this is where it gets interesting, because he/she goes on to identify (unwittingly) - echoing my own suspicions at the same time - the <em>gist</em> of the problem:</p></li>
	<br /><code>
	<h1><q>P.S.: Is there a way to discuss things without spamming new issues or thread-nap others?</q></h1>
	</code><p><em>— ["github-user"]</em></p>
	<br />
	</ul><p>Currently, there are two (as far as I know/as far as I care to know) ways of communicating with devs working on a repo or fork/issue:
	<li>Commenting on the issue page itself, or much quicker/simpler and more convenient,
	<li>Responding directly via email to a "watched" project.
	<li>There is no means of discussing methods, issues, family problems, i.e. no Private Messaging facility on Github itself without "hijacking" an issue's thread
	<li>To extend this a bit - there is a gap between noobs and aces. Neither can ask questions/discuss (yes, there are things like email - and many devs don't provide their addresses, yours truly included, twatter, flamebook, IRC, MMORPGs but
	why no linked "discuss/ask away" thread linked to issues/repos just as the aforementioned threads are?
	<li>note: by "noob" I'm referring to technically-apt newbies, people who understand the concepts, the uses, but maybe just need help with syntax. Or need someone to say: "you muppet, you are supposed to use a ; there instead of a :"
	, not the passersby who ask: "duhhh.... wut is guthub lol." <--- if you find these, unleash the wrath of Mammon upon them."
	<br />
	<ul><br />
	—<a href="http://github.com/skopp">skopp.