Fred, I apologise for not answering your first post sooner which might have allayed your concerns. I have been answering one post a day and I was saving the best until last for theatrical reasons. I am aware of similar views as they have been expressed before by QuantTrader, for example, who is waiting for dual core optimising.
>Unless I am mistaken, TJ is the "MODERATOR" ... >Let's please NOT make busy work for the DEVELOPER Tomasz invites suggestions. My respect extends to not telling Tomasz what to do with them or when and how to do it. I just enthusiastically comply with his request. I have two motivations for my efforts with the file section: 1. to offer some help to support. If they want to delete some old files they can do so quickly by using my list. Researching the list was very time consuming. 2. To be proactive in helping provide some easier ingress to new users. Others answer questions and provide code etc in the forum. This was just a small administrative task that I could do. If a little time was taken intitially to setup some folders it would be quicker to manage future cleanups. I also believe a lot of new user enquiry could be diverted by putting a few stepping stones in place for them. Some guidelines for new users could be placed in the file section which is prime AmiBroker real estate. The file section has higher value to new users than old hands simply because if a file was any good every existing member would already have a copy. For that reason old timers are not going to go there unless a new file is posted and then they won't stay long and have no reason to go back. It is only a trivial issue but it all adds up. As I said before. All information from the file section discussion will be going to support. I am in communication with Marcin on this subject. I couldn't implement anything that support didn't agree to and I wouldn't want to anyway. As you can see from ~Bmans post, others are also prepared to help with the dirty work so support won't have to do it. All I have done is provide support with some free options. Are you saying that is a bad thing? BrianB2 @:-)......cossack --- In [email protected], "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If your time was that precious you'd be using it for something other > than trying to be hall monitor. The leader in this case may have > elected to spend absolutely no time dealing with it which imho would > have been a good choice. > > --- In [email protected], "brian.z123" <brian.z123@> wrote: > > > > ~Bman, > > > > I can't criticise your motives which are based on concern for your > > fellow man/woman. > > Frequently it is necessary for leaders to make tough decisions > based > > on the greater good e.g do we keep every file for ever because one > > person might find it interesting some day or do we delete files > with > > little value to make it easier for, say, 100 new users to research > > the collection? > > > > I don't know about others, but my time is like gold to me and I > > don't think it is *cool* to rummage around amongst other peoples > > junk files. > > > > I have *quickly* read every file in the database and I am confident > > in saying that a lot of them are a load of old rubbish. > > When I voted I erred on the side of caution and kept the doubtful > > files. > > I also allowed for a ? vote which indicates I don't know enough > > about it to make a firm decision. > > ?'s can stay as far as I am concerned. > > > > Here are three examples of the types of files we have: > > > > 1. years old zipped collection that contains an executable with no > > notes or instructions and no reference to a #message. > > > > I don't want to open executables when I don't know what they are > > going to do. > > The site that it is referenced to i.e. yahoo sometimes changes it's > > format. > > The file probably doesn't even work anymore. > > > > 2. years old .CSV file with no instructions, no column headings, > and > > no reference to #message. > > It appears to be a ticker list. > > People are obsessed with stockpiling ticker lists. > > Sources of current ticker lists are readily available for download > > in various places; the exchanges are one good place to start. > > > > 3. sound wave files?????????? > > > > There are a gazillion and one sound wave files easily optainable > > from the net. > > > > How many of the owners of these files are still active forum > members > > or even paid up Ami subscribers? > > Not one single owner of a file has come forward to say 'My file is > > abc123 and this is what it is useful for and it is still current. > > Would the forum like me to add some txt instructions?'. > > Off course they don't have to do that but it makes me wonder. > > If the owners don't have any pride in their own work why would I > > place any value on it? > > > > That is just three examples but rest assured I considered every > file > > carefully and justified my vote to my own conscience. > > > > BrianB2. > > > > 2. --- In [email protected], "brpnw1" <tradermail@> wrote: > > > > > > Removing files does not get my vote. You could be removing > > something > > > that has value for somebody else. How can one individual > determine > > > the value a file might have for another individual? This is > > > impossible. > > > > > > I continue to stupidly delete my own old code that later on I > find > > I > > > need. If I simply archived all my code, this would not be an > > issue. > > > So now I archive EVERYTHING. Organization is the bigger issue now. > > > > > > Removing files should never be necessary. Reorganizing them might > > be > > > helpful, though. Creating an organization system that can be > > monkey- > > > tested on novice users is probably the best way to go. If a > newbie > > > can't navigate the file structure to find what they want quickly > > and > > > easily, then don't mess with it in the first place because you > > will > > > not have achieved the goal. > > > > > > ~Bman > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Steve Dugas" <sjdugas@> wrote: > > > > > > > > There is really no shortage of real estate - all the other > > groups > > > I listed here yesterday have plenty of free space for additional > > > files... > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Mark H > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 9:03 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Group File Deletions > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Brian: > > > > > > > > Instead of going though this selection voting process, how > > about > > > consult with TJ to see if we can move all those files to a folder > > > under: > > > > http://www.amibroker.org/3rdparty/ > > > > > > > > They are merely 20MB in total. Very little space indeed in > > terms > > > of a modern hard drive. > > > > Then we can put a note and a link over amibroker group file > > > section so people can find the files. > > > > If this doesn't work, then we can vote, > > > > > > > > - Mark H. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: brian.z123 > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 7:56 PM > > > > Subject: [amibroker] Group File Deletions > > > > > > > > > > > > VOTE,VOTE, VOTE. > > > > > > > > I am going to collect suggestions about the Group file > > section > > > to > > > > send to support. > > > > I am also inviting all forum users to vote for the files > > they > > > would > > > > like to keep in the file section. > > > > The format of the voting process is discussed in an > attached > > > post. > > > > At the end of the voting I will send the results to support > > > and ask > > > > them to consider deleting files that no one or perhaps very > > > few want > > > > to keep. > > > > > > > > DO NOT EMAIL SUPPORT ON THIS ISSUE. > > > > > > > > It is entirely my own initiative. > > > > > > > > QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON VOTING ETC IS INVITED WITHIN > THIS > > > TOPIC. > > > > > > > > Voting will be confidential. > > > > Please do not make people feel uncomfortable by commenting > > on > > > the > > > > votes as recorded or file ownership by name. > > > > A vigorous discussion on the use of the file section will > be > > > invited > > > > in a separate topic. > > > > > > > > THIS IS A DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. > > > > THERE IS NO GUARANTEE AT THE END THAT ANY ACTION WILL BE > > TAKEN > > > BY > > > > SUPPORT. > > > > > > > > I am not sure what the outcome will be. > > > > It depends on the forum and whether or not we can reach a > > > reasonable > > > > consensus on any issue or issues. > > > > > > > > THE FINAL DECISION IN ANY CASE REMAINS WITH AMIBROKER > > SUPPORT. > > > > > > > > Don't shoot me I am only the messenger. > > > > This is a one-off initiative on my part. > > > > It does not imply that I would undertake any similar action > > in > > > the > > > > future or that I have any defined role or authority within > > the > > > group. > > > > > > > > Thanks for your consideration of my proposals. > > > > > > > > BrianB2. > > > > > > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. 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