Re: [Gmod-ajax] [Gmodevohackathon] New Proposed Mailing lists

[Ben H. <hi...@ge...>]

thirded
On Dec 2, 2010, at 10:08 AM, Sheldon McKay wrote:

> I think #2 would be a good idea.  No objections to #1.
>
> Sheldon
>
> Sheldon McKay, PhD
> Scientific Lead, iPlant Collaborative
> BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona
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>
>
> On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Dave Clements  
> <cle...@ne...> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Several action items came out of the recent GMOD Evo Hackathon,  
> including the possible creation of new email lists.  I'm CC'ing this  
> to every GMOD list that I think might care about the topics for the  
> proposed new lists:
>
> Proposed New Lists
> 1. Phenotype, Population, and Natural Diversity (PhenPopDiv, PPGaND?)
> 2. Comparative Genomics and Phylogeny (CompGenPhylo)?
>
> Both of the proposed lists are about research areas, rather than  
> specific components.  For example, anything about phenotypes, be it  
> storing them (Chado, InterMine, BioMart), visualizing them (GBrowse,  
> JBrowse, Tripal, ...), or anything else, would be appropriate for  
> the PhenPopDiv list.
>
> This is both a strength and a weakness.  If you care about one of  
> these research areas then you would now have a place to go to post  
> questions and information.  However, if you care specifically and  
> only about, say, Phylogeny in Chado, then it is no longer clear  
> where you should send emails.  The safest option would be to post to  
> both gmod-schema and to CompGenPhylo.
>
> I think the advantages of the lists outweigh the drawbacks.   
> However, I'd like community input before doing anything.
>
> If you have opinions or suggested revisions (large or small), please  
> respond.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave C
>
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