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Ciaran McCreesh wrote: |
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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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Your point is? Many have gone to the forums and stayed as well. It is |
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not 100% either way so all we can do is try to improve the forums to the |
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point that it's usability makes it a more attractive form of |
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communication between developers and users. |
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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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Considering that I asked you for your suggestions, then told you that |
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you gave a good one and consequently gave a couple myself should show |
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you that your *assumed* view towards my (and perhaps the forum's staff) |
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attitude is incorrect. |
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> |
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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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Good, it seems like you understand yourself then. anme@g.o already |
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suggested you took any problems to |
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http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-3048180.html#3048180 so if you have |
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some good advice - and it seems like you do, please help them make |
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Gentoo a happier place. |
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