Answers.Body: <p>I think it would be useful to ask a self-serving question in SE and then answer it yourself. I think SE has a more public audience and hence improvements get noticed.</p>
  
  <p>In addition, I would suggest starting off on one of the new chat.civicrm.org channels depending on whether it is 'hey i have this new idea' (maybe town square) or 'i need to insert x in to y while not breaking z' perhaps in the developer chat.</p>
  
  <p>hth</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thanks Pete. I've edited the question to be more specific, namely: whether there's a generally accepted -- or better yet, an officially designated -- "best" forum for such discussions.
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Body: <p>As a developer, when I have an idea for a feature improvement to CiviCRM, and am interested in helping to make that happen (submitting a patch and tests, for example), what's the best place to start a conversation about things like a) whether it's a good idea, b) how it might be made into a better idea, c) whether it's likely to be desirable in core or better as an extension, etc.?</p>
  
  <p>Channels I can think of include these, in no particular order:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>One of the lists at <a href="http://lists.civicrm.org/lists/" rel="nofollow">http://lists.civicrm.org/lists/</a> </li>
  <li>One of the boards at forum.civicrm.org</li>
  <li>IRC (#civicrm on freenode)</li>
  <li>This StackExchange site.</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p><strong>Edit:</strong> I guess I'm wondering if there even is a definitive "best" forum for such discussions.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Another for the list is the new chat: https://chat.civicrm.org/civicrm
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Title: Is there a "best" forum for suggesting improvements to CiviCRM?
ThreadText: # Is there a "best" forum for suggesting improvements to CiviCRM?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-05-16)
  
  As a developer, when I have an idea for a feature improvement to CiviCRM, and am interested in helping to make that happen (submitting a patch and tests, for example), what's the best place to start a conversation about things like a) whether it's a good idea, b) how it might be made into a better idea, c) whether it's likely to be desirable in core or better as an extension, etc.?
  
  Channels I can think of include these, in no particular order:
  
  * One of the lists at <http://lists.civicrm.org/lists/>
  * One of the boards at forum.civicrm.org
  * IRC (#civicrm on freenode)
  * This StackExchange site.
  
  **Edit:** I guess I'm wondering if there even is a definitive "best" forum for such discussions.
  
  **Tags:** developer
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Another for the list is the new chat: https://chat.civicrm.org/civicrm  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2016-05-16. Score: 1
  
  I think it would be useful to ask a self-serving question in SE and then answer it yourself. I think SE has a more public audience and hence improvements get noticed.
  
  In addition, I would suggest starting off on one of the new chat.civicrm.org channels depending on whether it is 'hey i have this new idea' (maybe town square) or 'i need to insert x in to y while not breaking z' perhaps in the developer chat.
  
  hth
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thanks Pete. I've edited the question to be more specific, namely: whether there's a generally accepted -- or better yet, an officially designated -- "best" forum for such discussions.  
  
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