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Daniel Drake <dsd@g.o> posted 46999A84.10101@g.o, excerpted |
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below, on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:54:44 -0400: |
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> I do like the "gentoo-politics" idea that came up a few weeks ago, which |
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> was to move politics off gentoo-dev and to another list, but I'd view it |
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> from another perspective (and avoid the words 'politics'): make |
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> gentoo-dev for development topics only, and have another list for the |
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> rest. But, I suspect we'd come back to the same problem on both lists, |
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> where some people are too keen to talk and deviate too far away from |
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> technical discussion. |
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I like the "gentoo-project" (yes, that's better than politics) idea as |
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well, and believe it /could/ solve the problem here, given a couple |
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conditions are met. |
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One, -project is not to be required reading for devs as -dev is. Devs |
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(and others) can ignore it if they wish. |
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Two, people be consistent about telling folks to go to -project when it |
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goes OT, setting the followup-to/reply-to. Telling folks much of the |
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current discussion doesn't belong in -dev doesn't help now, because |
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there's nowhere to send them. Once there is, simple "no further replies |
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here, this belongs on the gentoo-project list", no name calling, no |
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further discussion, just that, if enough current regulars do it, should |
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dramatically decrease the noise level here. |
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Already since the idea was proposed, I've wished the other list was up |
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and running, as there are posts I'd have posted there rather than here, |
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this whole thread could have gone there (except one would hope it |
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wouldn't be needed then), etc. I really think it can work... because |
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I've seen it work on other groups and mailing lists before. It just has |
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to be implemented. Then, if after a month or two it's not working, / |
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then/ I'd say it's time to consider bringing in the big moderation guns. |
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But I think it can and will work without those guns, provided we give it |
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the chance and effort to make it so. |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman |
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