New Astronomy QA site

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TerlObar
June 17, 2011 - 2:03pm
Just thought I'd throw this out there for anyone who is interested.  I'm supporting a proposal to create a new Q&A website for expert and amateur astronomers and astrophysicists.  It's a great place to get any astronomy questions you have answered.

It's built on the same software as stackoverflow.com, a hugely popular site where over seven million programmers help each other with difficult programming problems. On Stack Overflow the audience votes for the best answer, so the answer you want is usually right at the top, not on page five.

I'm hoping that a site for expert and amateur astronomers and astrophysicists would have the same kind of network effect and turn into an amazing resource.

The public beta is going on here, if you're interested in participating:

http://astronomy.stackexchange.com

You'll proabably be able to figure out which user I am by my avatar on the site (if you don't already know my other internet handle).
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jedion357
June 17, 2011 - 3:31pm
That sounds great! Now I wont have to bug this guy I know who contracts with NASA with questions by email ;)
I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers!

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TerlObar
June 17, 2011 - 5:13pm
jedion357 wrote:
That sounds great! Now I wont have to bug this guy I know who contracts with NASA with questions by email ;)
You can still bug me by e-mail Smile, but I'll answer questions there as well.
Ad Astra Per Ardua!
My blog - Expanding Frontier
Webmaster - The Star Frontiers Network & this site
Founding Editor - The Frontier Explorer Magazine
Managing Editor - The Star Frontiersman Magazine