Al, while you are right (and so is the opposing side) it's Google who's to blame for this. Assumption is the mother of all evil, and Google assumed devs would want their phone copied from their profile, instead of providing one f...@#$ing checkbox on the registration (or publishing) page asking for that.
Where's the "do no evil" in this, huh? On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > How do you know 99.9% developers don't want to provide 'phone support? > Have you asked every single developer on the market? > > I didn't say that Google must provide the information for everyone > because some people wan to provide it, what I said was there is no easy > way to determine those who do want to provide it and those who don't, > and for those who don't want to provide it a method of removing the > information has already been provided. > > Al. > > Mattaku Betsujin wrote: >> I didn't enter a support number. Google copied it from my developer >> profile. >> >> As I said in my last mail, 99.9% of the developers don't want to >> provide phone support. >> >> By your logic, Google may as well list my home address because *some* >> developers may want to provide free full body massage to their users. >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 11:34 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> Some of the 'phone numbers are most likely valid support numbers >> entered >> by developers to offer users support. >> >> Can you suggest a method for Google to use to distinguish between >> those >> people who checked the application profile and entered a number they >> wanted to be used and those who uploaded their app, published it, >> didn't >> check the details, and hence have their number on show? >> >> Al. >> >> Mattaku Betsujin wrote: >> > I have read his thread and changed my number to that of Paris >> Hilton. >> > So if anyone wants to talk to a hot girl for support, get my app! >> > >> > But regardless, Google still should remove the phone numbers. >> This is >> > insane. >> > >> > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 11:08 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: >> > >> > >> > Read the thread JBQ has pointed you at. It shows how to >> remove your >> > 'phone number, and tells you why it's being shown. >> > >> > Al. >> > >> > Mattaku Betsujin wrote: >> > > Please take remove the number for ALL apps NOW! >> > > >> > > Who in their right mind would think of providing phone >> tech support >> > > for a .99 app? This is ridiculous! >> > > >> > > Those developers who are desperate for human contact are >> free to put >> > > their phone numbers on their web sites. >> > > >> > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 5:03 PM, Jean-Baptiste Queru >> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>>> wrote: >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss/browse_thread/thread/e3772a897dbb0080/ff4eca3dca2fc7de#ff4eca3dca2fc7de >> > > >> > > JBQ >> > > >> > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Mattaku Betsujin >> > > <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> > <mailto:[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> > <mailto:[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> > <mailto:[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>>>> >> > > wrote: >> > > > Google, please tell me this is a big foul up. Today >> my phone >> > > number appeared >> > > > in the Market listing of my app, and my answering >> machine >> > is full of >> > > > messages by people saying how much they like my app. >> > > > >> > > > I though the phone number will never be listed. How >> dare you! >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru >> > > Android Engineer, Google. >> > > >> > > Please don't contact me directly. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * >> > >> > ====== >> > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the >> > company number 6741909. 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