If moderation is the problem maybe only allow downvoting? Of course that may bring to the surface a different set of problems (no solution is without drawbacks), but it removes the "numbers go up" incentives.
Says who? I, for one, don't really like the idea of "everything is http(s)".
After all, dissatisfaction with the status quo is the reasons this space (gopher, gemini, etc.) even exists. If, like you say, nobody wanted this we wouldn't be here discussing it.
The majority of people have shown a preference for what experiences they expect from the web. If we are to design a new web it should be to meet and improve apon those experiences. If we just redesign he 1999 web then very few people will adopt it. We can look at Gopher and Gemini and see that its got some users but 99.9% of people will never find it somewhere that they want to vist and to contribute to.
I hope you don't take this question the wrong way: why is R7RS large taking so long? Is there a consensus problem or just a lack of resources? If it's the latter, is there any way a random scheme dabbler can help?
The committee needs to think long and hard about which features to propose in each docket and what those features should look like, a lot of discussion needs to take place in order to get each docket formed, then the wider public needs to get its chance to weigh in, and then a voting round needs to be held. That process may need to happen several times for a docket, and there's a bunch of dockets planned before R7RSL will be done.
Think of it this way: if the committee was more cavalier about this we'd have the familiar situation where we start with a great language and then every update worsens it until we end up with an abominable horror show.
What tmtvl said is correct. However, it is also a resource problem. R7RS Large is a volunteer driven effort where if people stop having the time to contribute due to personal reasons, things slow down.
> If it's the latter, is there any way a random scheme dabbler can help?
Giving your comments on drafts, issues[1], and draft SRFIs is always welcome. The decisions of the Working Group are more complete when we hear more voices.
I'm afraid that's just our bubble. If I asked my Mac- and iPad- using parents who Steve Jobs was they'd know it was the Apple guy, but if I asked if they've ever heard of NeXT they wouldn't have the foggiest idea.
Sure, but they probably didn't know what NeXT was when it existed either. Can't forget something you never knew. Nerds like us remember it, and that's who I would expect to.
> Notable shoutout, the GNOME open/save dialogs are the absolute worst. I wish distros wouldn't default to it.
I'll never understand who in their right mind would think that in a save dialog, if I start typing, I mean to search for something instead of trying to change the name of the file. It's really baffling.
If you want a film version that is more faithful to the original book, I suggest you watch the 2019 Garrone movie [0]. There's Benigni in It, but this time he plays Geppetto and he's not as insufferable as he can be. And the rest of the cast is very good too (many beloved comedians including the late Gigi Proietti).
I have no idea if this stayed only in Italy or if it has been translated to other languages.
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