[Mageia-dev] Release cycles proposals, and discussion - messages from the forum

Tue Jun 14 22:49:55 CEST 2011

Op dinsdag 14 juni 2011 22:35:21 schreef Margot:
+> On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:57:03 +0200
+> 
+> Maarten Vanraes <maarten.vanraes at gmail.com> wrote:
+> > Op dinsdag 14 juni 2011 16:22:42 schreef Lee Forest:
+> > [...]
+> > 
+> > > Android mail does that by default. But that just proves my
+> > > other point. Half the time these replies complaining about top
+> > > posting, lazyness, or 'netiquette' are being shot back instead
+> > > of useful respones. In a forum this is much less of a problem.
+> > > Most forums are only setup to send just your own reply to the
+> > > topic, and quoting a specific post instead of the whole thread.
+> > > Thus not letting the user quote that much at a time by default.
+> > > Less redundancy by design, and we can move past the
+> > > 'netiquette' complaints and focus on the topics more. And in
+> > > the process actually modernize this communication system in a
+> > > way that moves AWAY from mailboxes bombed with redundancy.
+> > > Don't count on the users to use 'netiquette' because its been
+> > > long proven that 'common sense is not all that common', and its
+> > > by definition 'insane' to expect everyone to use it. Because it
+> > > will always be a problem with some new users who are new to
+> > > mailing lists.
+> > 
+> > I never visit any of the forums.
+> > 
+> > the problem with forums is:
+> >  - no textonly, so too much junk like html, colors, fonts and
+> > 
+> > whatnot: this means emphasis on appearance and not on content.
+> > 
+> >  - there are more than one forums in all kinds of languages
+> > 
+> > so you see, there's people who like forums and people who like ML
+> > and it's one of the holy wars like the vi vs emacs one, just like
+> > wobo said.
+> > 
+> > this is completely open, everyone is allowed to say their saying,
+> > there are only a few rules.
+> > 
+> > i mean, if you _DO_ want to say your opinion, i think it's only
+> > normal to make an effort for it. if you can't make the effort,
+> > then perhaps it's not as high priority to yourself as you would
+> > like to believe.
+> > 
+> > and lastly, i am not fond of your wording choice: "modernizing" ?
+> > makes me feel like an old dinosaur...
+> 
+> Forums aren't exactly 'modern' - they're just a BBS with added
+> graphics.
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