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How will Judaism Codidact be better than Mi Yodeya?
I feel a bit confused. On the one hand, I suppose we all supported Monica and her case against Stack Exchange, but obviously it's hard to ignore that Mi Yodeya is (at least in my view) the best thing that happened with Judaism with regards to the internet. At the same time, I also saw leading members of the community here at Codidact, among them Isaac Moses, who himself founded Mi Yodeya.
So I would like to ask, in what terms do you think Judaism Codidact will or should be better than Mi Yodeya? How would it be possible to create a community producing a valuable content instead of creating just another Q&A site which would eventually fall into oblivion?
I let myself be convinced, but frankly I am not aware of a clear and good answer now.
One way in which I see this platform excelling for Judaism Q&A is through the platform team's responsiveness to feature …
4y ago
As Isaac said, let's not think in terms of "better", as if there can be only one strong online community for rich knowle …
4y ago
Per @AA's suggestion, I'll attempt to put my thoughts into words about my hopes for the site: I'm with @manassekatz o …
4y ago
Without directly answering the question [yet], I'd like to point out that for Judaism.Codidact to be worthwhile, it does …
4y ago
I am a middle-of-the-road SE user. Not anywhere near the top, never a moderator, etc. But also stuck around long enough …
4y ago
One very important thing I would like to see here is people being more friendly. Mi Yodeya was the least friendly forum …
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@manassehkatz's answer got me thinking that (from the small handful of people who have spoken before me) it's clear folk …
4y ago
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Without directly answering the question [yet], I'd like to point out that for Judaism.Codidact to be worthwhile, it doesn't have to be better than Mi Yodeya in an absolute sense; it just has to be capable of attracting a community of people who are willing to contribute here to worthwhile Q&A about Judaism. What that means, practically, is that J.CD has to be a better fit for at least some people, for at least some purposes, than MY. I encourage people to post answers here that describe ways in which this community can and should distinguish itself.
Manassehkatz' answer is a good example - J.CD can distinguish itself by choosing to err more on the side of inclusiveness when inclusiveness and content quality are in tension. That includes a criticism of MY, but mainly indicates an opportunity for a different emphasis here and therefore a potential to attract and be useful to a different population.
Ideas for differences in scope, similarly, could indicate niches that J.CD could fill.
I'll conclude with a meta-answer to the question at hand: It's worthwhile to participate in this new community now because a new community provides an opportunity to develop in new ways, with different ultimate emphases and niches, not all of which will necessarily be obvious right away.
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