Re: [libreoffice-website] Re: On forums for LibreOffice

Hi,

Le Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:11:22 -0400,
drew <drew@baseanswers.com> a écrit :

> On Tue, 2011-04-26 at 21:59 +0800, David Nelson wrote:
> > Hi, :-)
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 21:07, drew <drew@baseanswers.com> wrote:
> > > Hi David
> > >
> > > You should of read the entire 'forums again' thread on the
> > > discuss list and therefore you must of known that there are at
> > > least three community members quite strongly opposed to at least
> > > one of those links and that the question on the other two was not
> > > settled.
>
> Hi Tim
>
> > > You want in that discussion, then get in it, but you do not have
> > > cart blanch to arbitrarily act when the issue is obviously not
> > > settled.
> > >
> > > Please remove those links, ASAP.
> >
> > I posted those links subsequent to Charles Schulz's comment on them
> > (in this thread), and subsequent to again reading complaints
> > recently about the lack of support forums 
>
> If I may offer my opinion here on two slightly tangential subjects -
> in an open discussion Charles Schulz of the Steering Committee is just
> Charles Schulz. (sorry Charles, but think of it this way, at least I
> didn't call you Chuck :-/ )

Oh, I agree. I'm of the opinion that, as my grand father used to say,
on whatever seat one's sitting on he's always sitting on his own
bum.  :-)

> Also - You are filling a very visible position in the community at
> present with the international website and you need to be very
> cognizant of that. That really is the best advice I can give you.
>
> Ok back to the subject of the forum links - this thread? It is 2
> months old. While the subject on the discussion list has ~60 emails
> over the last 9 days and really it is obvious that there are a couple
> of different strongly held opinion groups, all of which seem to have
> their backs up against the proverbial wall right now.
>
> I really don't think that any of the links are appropriate for today -
> or at least not without taking on the issue directly, which means
> engaging in the current discussion. On that I can offer this help - I
> was wrong to disengage the other day and will be happy to get back to
> it in a constructive way and let us see if there isn't a compromise
> that everyone can live with - I think it may of been getting close.
>
>
> > and the lack of prominence of the
> > Nabble gateway.
>
> Different subject and frankly that was the one thing you probably
> could of changed today and no one would of minded - I think.
>
> > If you would like forums added or removed, tell me specifically
> > which and I'll be pleased to make the changes.
>
> IMO, and that is all it is at this point, the link to
> LibreOfficeForum.org for sure should come down and please come with me
> to the discuss list and let us see what happens, if you would.


+1 to all the above, Drew. 

-- 
Charles-H. Schulz
Membre du Comité exécutif
The Document Foundation.

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