Hi Solr-users, I wanted to get your thoughts/feedback on a potentially useful way to browse and search prior email conversations in solr-users@lucenedistribution list.
http://www.signaldump.org/solr/qpod/ In a nutshell, this is a Q&A engine like StackExchange (SE) auto-populated with solr-users@lucene email threads of past one year. Engine auto-tags email threads and creates user profile of participants with points, badges etc. New emails also gets processed automatically and will be placed under the relevant conversation. Here are some of the advantages that might be useful - - Like SE, users can "crowdsource" the quality of content by voting, and choosing best answers. - You can favorite posts/threads, users, tags to personalize search. - Email conversations and Q&A engine work seamlessly together. One can use any medium and conversations are still presented in a uniform way. - Web UI supports mobile device aspect ratios - just click on above link on your mobile device to get a feel. Do you think this would be useful for the solr-users community? To get a feel, try searching the archive before posting in the email list to see if UI makes finding things little gentler. As more people search/view/vote, search should become more relevant and personalized. I would be happy to maintain this for the benefit of the community. Currently I have only seeded past one year of email but we could potentially go further back if people find this useful. Thanks and feedback welcome. And before someone asks - yes, our search engine is Solr .. Durgam.
