Talk:Basecamp (software)

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[edit] Links

I removed links to activecollab and goplan. Particularly goplan was obviously added as advertisement, and there are many Basecamp clones out there. Being inspired by (or an close copy of) successful software does not make one noteworthy and especially does not warrant an inclusion on the softwares wiki page.

If anything, a new section could be added discussing the spawning of clones and similar ruby on rails applications, but I would advise against this as it can easily be advertising in disguise (goplan).

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.19.245.250 (talk • contribs) 14:09, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree. I can see why people have added those links, but if you compare it say to Microsoft Word, there aren't external links to Corel Wordperfect there. --J. Atkins (talk | contribs) 07:11, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

I added an internal link to ProjectPier. Links to other Wikipedia articles often help me see a context in detail much faster than the list pages. To meaningfully read the articles of lists and comparison tables, I personally need to see and understand something of the concrete objects being compared. BTW: I have used Basecamp in a complex project, and found it awkward. So I am looking for a way to add more collaboration and project management features on top of Mediawiki. -gEdwards —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.252.29.209 (talk) 15:09, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

I deleted your link; the list of project management software makes it unnecessary to single one out. Binksternet (talk) 18:19, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WP:N concerns

A contributor recently flagged this article for attention under WP:N. This software is notable as the foundation for "Ruby on Rails" which is a well-known web application development framework.

I don't have time to add references and citations to establish notability, but here's a link in case someone else can get to it before I do, or before this article gets deleted. [1] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dreftymac (talk • contribs).

I agree. Basecamp is the reason Ruby on Rails exists, and the press coverage of it is extensive -- it's been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, PC World magazine, TIME, Business 2.0 and more. Also, it has received high acclaim from the former Product Manager for Microsoft Project "I worked in the project management software industry for nearly fifteen years and Basecamp is the first product I have seen that is truly project management for everyone. Nice to see someone finally figured it out" - Jim Dunnigan. I think some people are unjustly jealous of 37signals' success.
I have added the citation for the extraction of Ruby on Rails from work on Basecamp; I copied the citation used on the Ruby on Rails article.
--J. Atkins (talk | contribs) 09:44, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] whybasecampsux.org

After a recent edit glossed over criticism of Basecamp and deleted the www.whybasecampsux.org attack site link, I wrote an additional new criticism paragraph dedicated to this attack site. It exists; it needs to be acknowledged. Does anybody know which frustrated user is the attack site's author? Binksternet (talk) 16:06, 26 April 2008 (UTC)