Hello, As mentioned a week ago, I have setup a contest to collect Solr Usability ideas (http://search-lucene.com/m/QMVb129wpXc/). It is fully explained in a blog post: http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2013/07/announcing-solr-usability-contest/
I am hoping that this will be announced at several communities that use Solr. There is a large number of Solr client libraries, CMSs, library systems and so on that have non-overlapping communities of Solr users. I think it would be worthwhile to hear their joint opinion on what makes Solr difficult. If you are on this mailing list and you also have a community of your own, feel free to re-announce the contest there in your own words or contact me directly with your mailing list/group details and I will be happy to do it there myself. While Solr User mailing list helps everybody that asks, I still think the contest will fill a real support gap. Certainly, as a person who did tech support (for BEA) for three years, I feel that gap pretty keenly. It is nobody's fault, but it does not mean we cannot fix it. And everybody will benefit. Regards, Alex. Personal website: http://www.outerthoughts.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrerafalovitch - Time is the quality of nature that keeps events from happening all at once. Lately, it doesn't seem to be working. (Anonymous - via GTD book)
