Subject: Perlmonks type site for Emacs/Elisp.

Dear Monks

Now I am using emacs for more than 1-1/2 years and been hanging at perlmonks often, I would love to have site like this one for emacs/elisp to learn more.

What type of argument would hold to prove that emacs site like perlmonks would be successful and helpful, better and faster than the current resources or complement them in a big way? One thing for sure is that I love PerlMonk interface and haven't been habituated with Wiki interface.

Current Major Emacs/Elisp Resources:

From conversation with an emacs/elisp expert 
Let me see how well emacswiki.org fits the bill...

> 1. Webbased Interface (Universal)

Ok, we have that.

> 2. Question/Answers

We also have that (OpenQuestions page) but in general we prefer to
create new pages for problems.

> 3. Knowledge repository

Yes, the wiki is that.

> 4. Regular user base

That is also true, if you look at the RecentChanges page.

> 5. Chat, Messages, Helping Hands

All good Emacs and XEmacs users hang out on #emacs, of course.  /JOIN
is now on irc.freenode.org -- see http://www.freenode.org/

> 6. All in one place

Yep!

> 7. More thinkable application

I wonder what that is?

> 8. Faster Learning Curve

We have the fastest learning curve!

> 9. Faster Idea Exchange

I assume this is not a property of the userinterface but of the userbase!
I would like to think that the wiki does that, but I think the fact
is that most of the new stuff first needs some throwing back and
forth, and that happens on #emacs, where other people will provide
immediate feedback.

> 10. Archive Search

Have that.

> 11.(My familiar interface :-).
...

Request:Your thoughts and feedback.

Thanks,
artist

In reply to Emacs, Elisp and PerlMonks by artist

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.