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On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 22:51:51 +0000 George Prowse |
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<cokehabit2003@××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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| If they dont go on them how do they know they dont like them? We know |
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| that quite a few developers do. We need more to show that devs aren't |
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| these "unapproachable" creatures. Why do you need to search through |
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| them, just to go "Portage and Programming" and see if you can help... |
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You're assuming that developers don't go at all. I'd be strongly |
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inclined to believe that many developers have gone by the forums, at |
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least briefly, and found reasons not to stay. |
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But then, with an attitude that "the forums are perfect and anyone who |
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says otherwise is out to get us", how will anyone ever find out? |
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| Do you think that your attitude towards the forums, developers, |
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| projects, users and unofficial Gentoo projects helps as well? |
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| Remember, I am not a developer but I can see, read and hear and from |
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| a users POV your tact leaves a lot to be desired. Instead of |
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| rubbishing the forums you could have suggested the improvements in |
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| your first email in the manner that you eventually did and we |
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| wouldn't have any of this now, instead you seem intent on turning it |
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| into another "webapp-config" |
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Instead of immediately assuming that I am out to get everyone, you |
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could have asked for clarification on points where you're unclear. Take |
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a look at the "QA Roles v2" thread on -dev for how things *should* work |
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-- when someone is unsure or doesn't see a point, they ask for an |
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explanation. That way any questions get answered quickly, without huge |
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amounts of space being wasted on things that everyone already knows. |
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The way threads degenerate is when people start leaping to conclusions |
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and making wild accusations based upon small amounts of material that |
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they are misinterpreting. Or, occasionally, when someone starts posting |
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eight page explanations of things everyone already knows... |
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-- |
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Ciaran McCreesh : Gentoo Developer (Wearer of the shiny hat) |
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Mail : ciaranm at gentoo.org |
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Web : http://dev.gentoo.org/~ciaranm |
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