On May 11, 2007, at 1:42 PM, Chris Hartjes wrote:
> > On 5/11/07, John David Anderson (_psychic_) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> It has nothing to do with frameworks and everything to do with >> community. Sure, the code itself rocks - but these polls are a fun >> way to see how awesome the community response is. If you don't want >> to participate, that's fine. I don't think it's a license to rain on >> the parade, though. > > I wasn't aware I needed a license to rain on this parade. I should > check local bylaws. :) Yeah I think it's illegal to have those kids on your lawn too. :) > John, you do have a point in that it shows community response, but I > wouldn't take too much stock in the results. After all, you could > just as easily say "all those people voting for CakePHP are fanboys so > you should take the results with a grain of salt". This has nothing to do with results, and everything about having a good time and joking around. Sometimes we do things for fun, not results. Besides, the metric I'm using is from a community perspective, not from an outsider's view. I don't really care if polls bring new users (though its a nice side effect) - but a poll being rocked every month or so is a nice way to keep a pulse on who's active and how much they like us. > I stick by my statement about people's decision making skills, though. > I'm a battle-scarred veteran of other people's poorly-thought-out > decisions, often made based on how high on google the home page was > ranked. Well I don't think we're garnering support for vaporware here. SEOmoz doesn't seem to think so, anyway. Again, this isn't about bringing people in. > The CakePHP community is a good one, and I'm starting to think that > the real problem is a lack of organized, relevant documentation. Before we move forward, I'd like to look back. First, I need to get a handle on the specifics that allow you to make that conclusion (on another thread, preferably). Once we fix what we've got, we'll worry about new ideas. -- John --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
