On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 11:47 AM Lowry, Roy K. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear All, > > > I echo Jonathan's sentiments here. I have a GitHub account and followed > Dave's URL and was confronted by the attached screen shot. After scratching > my head for 10 minutes about what to do next I gave up and logged out. I > then got a message describing Github as a tool for developers. > > > I am not a developer. I would regard my role in CF primarily as an > oceanographic domain expert providing input to oceanographic Standard > Names. I believe that there are other domain experts who find Github an > alien environment. Whilst many aspects of CF fall into the 'techie domain' > I feel Standard Name discussions need to engage as many domain scientists > as possible, which is helped by making barriers to participation as low as > possible. > > > Cheers, Roy. > > > I have now retired but will continue to be active through an Emeritus > Fellowship using this e-mail address. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] < > [email protected]> on behalf of Jonathan Gregory < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* 08 November 2018 18:30 > *To:* David Hoese > *Cc:* Chris Barker - NOAA Federal; Little, Chris; Martin Juckes - UKRI > STFC; Jim Biard; Erik Quaeghebeur; [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Please stop sending Github messages to the ML > > Dear Dave > > > As for the limiting yourselves, sounds like you are > > slowing down progress so people don't get too many emails? Sounds > > fishy. > > No, I think it means considering more of other people's remarks for longer > before expressing a new opinion of your own. > > Best wishes > > Jonathan > ------------------------------ > This message (and any attachments) is for the recipient only. NERC is > subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the contents of this > email and any reply you make may be disclosed by NERC unless it is exempt > from release under the Act. Any material supplied to NERC may be stored in > an electronic records management system. > ------------------------------ >
