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On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:54:25 +0200 |
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Ben de Groot <yngwin@g.o> wrote: |
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> This is a point that deserves more consideration. One of the top |
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> reasons (as witnessed in forum discussions) |
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Unfortunately, that's selecting a rather biased audience. The success |
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of a forum depends upon the number of active posters it has. The number |
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of active posters it has depends upon how many people need to post |
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there to get answers to questions, and how many wrong answers have to |
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be given before the right answer comes up. Thus, by selecting from the |
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forums, you're picking an audience that likes talking endlessly about |
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communities, not one that likes to answer a question once, correctly, |
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and then change things so the question doesn't need to be answered |
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again. |
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> Does Gentoo really prefer to keep more sensitive people out instead |
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> of effectively getting rid of repeat offenders? |
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All bringing more sensitive people in does is cripples the |
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distribution's ability to delivery any technical improvements, since |
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everyone's time is wasted worrying about the whiners. And let's face |
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it, the sort of people who moan about that kind of thing are going to |
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find a reason to moan no matter what. |
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> Think about it. What kind of people would you rather have in Gentoo? |
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Personally, I'd like to see Gentoo start having the kinds of people who |
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deliver a better product, not the kinds of people who worry that using |
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a gender-ambiguous cow as a logo might be offensive. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |