On 2/21/06, Cristian Driga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > PROPOSAL to John: > I know there is a list called [EMAIL PROTECTED] and one called [EMAIL > PROTECTED] > but some members willing to debate only about marketing consider those > as not being suitable for internal marketing debates. > > Therefore my proposals: > 1. Either we create a [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list and > enforce that all non-productive threads should be directed there. > > 2. Or we enforce that this kind of threads be directed to the existing > social or discuss. But we have the responsibility of preserving the > inbox space of our subscribers and also let them catch up with effective > working things.
I'm sorry - but the last thing we need is yet another mailing lists. The purpose of mailing lists is to communicate - if that communication is productive or combative or both, that's not the point. The point is this is where we talk. I think this thread has everything to do with Marketing and belongs on the Marketing list. It doesn't not belong on discuss@ because it's not a project wide thing - it doesn't belong on social@ because it's not off-topic. This thread doesn't need to spread to other mailing lists. It needs to be handled here. I for one do not want to vote Steven off the island. I think it would be pointless - as Ian pointed out. My votes of no confidence in Steven were more to illustrate my point against him using the same ludrious method he tried to use again the Project leads. They were not meant to actually get him "removed" from anything. Maybe to address Cristian's real concerns - we should start putting a [FLAME] label in the subject lines. This would allow anyone to filter out those threads - and people who enjoy debate to find them easier. (Drawn like moths to a flame... well, whaddyaknow! it fits!) Of course, there is pontital for exploitation - anyone wants to kill a thread that they don't agree with - they just reply using the [FLAME] marker - but the next person could not reply to that post or simply remove it from the subject line.... I dunno, just thinking out loud here. What do you think? -- - Chad Smith http://www.gimpshop.net/ Because everyone loves free software!
