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Are we there yet?

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Are we ready to let the world know about this site yet? What, if anything, do we still need to do or set up first?

I have created a bunch of help pages that are intended to give newcomers a good idea how to use the site, and what is expected of them. There is an infinite amount of information that could be provided. Do we have enough to go live?

Of course this site isn't a secret, and anyone can come here as it is, and we can't control who tells whom about it. I'm going to hold off my own efforts to make the site known out there until there is a consensus here that we're ready.

2020/6/12

It's now over 24 hours since this was asked, and there have been no answers. There has been one comment from a bystander suggesting that there should be something here when people first visit. That makes sense. I've already written one canonical question and answer, with more planned. Hopefully others will add some of their own.

At this point I'm going to start letting people know about this site. It will take a while for people to poke their heads in, and more canonical questions will be added in the mean time. I'll also make it clear that this site is new, and therefore doesn't have an existing volume of questions. That's a feature! Your question won't get drowned under a flood of others.

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Monica Cellio‭ wrote over 4 years ago

I think it would help if the people you reach out to saw at least a couple questions in Q&A. A blank page can be a little off-putting. You know your target audience better than I do, but consider a little content to start? I don't think you need a lot, just something (of decent quality) to give people an idea what they'd find if they come back.

Olin Lathrop‭ wrote over 4 years ago

@Monica: Yes, I plan on adding a few canonical questions. I've been busy with the help pages, and the day job gets in the way too. Do you think this is something we need to do before getting the word out about the site?

Monica Cellio‭ wrote over 4 years ago

I'm hoping your other initial users can help with that; one person needn't (and shouldn't) bear the entire load for a community. I do think it'd be better to have something there before you start reaching out to people; the difference between "there's going to be a good thing here, trust me" and "here, you can look at samples of what we mean" is significant. Of course the site is public and anybody can come at any time; this is more of a marketing concern. Everyone wants this site to succeed!