Is what we do on the fusor forum for amateur high energy scientists. It's not perfect, but we basically share in the same manner as open source software all that we do, and it's working fine for us. We help the newbies when we can, or tell them to search the extensive archives for when that question has been asked and answered before, post data, pictures of our gear and all that. It's a good crowd, but a small site, so don't all go there at once....it won't take it and this isn't funded by some large outfit, it's just our own money.
Real names are universally used there -- this site is for real work, not kiddie flame wars. There's not much moderation, but jerks lose the ability to log in quickly.
Here is the open source fusor forum for you to check out. This is mostly a bunch of old guys having some fun, and helping some new guys get into the game. All sorts of advice and data shared openly and all in one place. Far from perfect, but a good start, I'd say. Check out the "recent threads" link which is as close to slashdot format as it gets on that site.
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Is what we do on the fusor forum for amateur high energy scientists. It's not perfect, but we basically share in the same manner as open source software all that we do, and it's working fine for us. We help the newbies when we can, or tell them to search the extensive archives for when that question has been asked and answered before, post data, pictures of our gear and all that. It's a good crowd, but a small site, so don't all go there at once....it won't take it and this isn't funded by some large outfit, it's just our own money. Real names are universally used there -- this site is for real work, not kiddie flame wars. There's not much moderation, but jerks lose the ability to log in quickly. Here is the open source fusor forum for you to check out. This is mostly a bunch of old guys having some fun, and helping some new guys get into the game. All sorts of advice and data shared openly and all in one place. Far from perfect, but a good start, I'd say. Check out the "recent threads" link which is as close to slashdot format as it gets on that site.