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I've seen the language section of this platform before and I'm under no illusion that their etymology section would be more welcoming than other prominent ones

I've seen the language section of this platform before and I'm under no illusion that their etymology section would be more welcoming than other prominent ones about speculation like, for example, is codidact a pun on addict? Although this could be a useful usecase for me personally, I do in any other event not see what value they are trying to add over the big SE

BenjiWiebe 5y ago
If you are familiar with the rather uncommon word didact (I am), then co-didact is a meaningful and clever name for the site.
danielvaughn 5y ago
I take codidact as a portmanteau of "collaborative" and "didactic".
- BenjiWiebe 5y ago
  I was thinking the co was like coworkers.
- cellio 5y ago
  That's correct. "Co" + "didact", learning together. (I am one of the founders, though not the person who suggested this name.)
programmarchy 5y ago
Probably a pun on autodidact. I first read it as "co did act", but once I saw the tag line it clicked. Regarding SE, if you mean StackExchange, Codidact is open source, so you can host your own.
b3morales 5y ago
> I do in any other event not see what value they are trying to add over the big SE They started as a breakaway group; the project was created as a result of severe user dissatisfaction with some of Stack Exchange's actions. The FAQ also has this entry: > We differ from Stack Exchange in several core ways, of which perhaps the most significant is that Stack Exchange is a for-profit company while Codidact is currently run by volunteers and incorporated as a UK Community Interest Company (CIC). This means that instead of focusing on profit, we can focus entirely on the needs of our communities. You can read more in [The Codidact Vision][0]. [0]:https://meta.codidact.com/articles/276296 https://meta.codidact.com/articles/276296
- galaxyLogic 5y ago
  There is value in non-profit for the users. Think of Facebook and how their business-model benefits from getting users engaged by getting enraged, to keep them reading more "shocking stuff". SE is a for-profit company and no doubt that is a reason behind their gamified approach of making users more or less compete on who gets the most points, which can lead to an adversarial atmosphere. A non-profit's main priority will be getting users to collaborate, not compete.

BenjiWiebe 5y ago

If you are familiar with the rather uncommon word didact (I am), then co-didact is a meaningful and clever name for the site.

danielvaughn 5y ago

I take codidact as a portmanteau of "collaborative" and "didactic".

BenjiWiebe 5y ago
I was thinking the co was like coworkers.
cellio 5y ago
That's correct. "Co" + "didact", learning together. (I am one of the founders, though not the person who suggested this name.)

programmarchy 5y ago

Probably a pun on autodidact. I first read it as "co did act", but once I saw the tag line it clicked. Regarding SE, if you mean StackExchange, Codidact is open source, so you can host your own.

b3morales 5y ago

> I do in any other event not see what value they are trying to add over the big SE They started as a breakaway group; the project was created as a result of severe user dissatisfaction with some of Stack Exchange's actions. The FAQ also has this entry: > We differ from Stack Exchange in several core ways, of which perhaps the most significant is that Stack Exchange is a for-profit company while Codidact is currently run by volunteers and incorporated as a UK Community Interest Company (CIC). This means that instead of focusing on profit, we can focus entirely on the needs of our communities. You can read more in [The Codidact Vision][0]. [0]:https://meta.codidact.com/articles/276296 https://meta.codidact.com/articles/276296

galaxyLogic 5y ago
There is value in non-profit for the users. Think of Facebook and how their business-model benefits from getting users engaged by getting enraged, to keep them reading more "shocking stuff". SE is a for-profit company and no doubt that is a reason behind their gamified approach of making users more or less compete on who gets the most points, which can lead to an adversarial atmosphere. A non-profit's main priority will be getting users to collaborate, not compete.