On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 13:32:53 PM +1100, Dave Barton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Having been subscribed to this list almost from it's inception, I have > seen this this argument/issue raised ad-nauseam, so I have avoided > buying into the recent exchanges. Now I would like to put forward a > proposal for consideration, similar to one I have submitted previously. ... > The General Outline Of My proposal: > > * Create an "Contact On-Line Support" (COLS) Page, with a link clearly > displayed on the OOo home page. Maybe the same option on > support.openoffice.org No problem for me. I'll just add: > PROS: hyperactive subscribers who cannot be bothered to conform to the list guidelines are made happy > CONS: it does nothing to solve the actual problem, as I explained very clearly yesterday the "[user][moderated]" subject are just a symptom of something else. and you are going to get *tons* of complaints, much more than what happened in these threads, about this: > * Non-subscribed newsgroup posters will not be able post directly to the > list, as appears to be the case now. (not from me, mind you: I have nothing against blocking messages from newsgroup interfaces) Again, if you can stand the flames coming to you for this, that's fine with me. Marco -- Your own civil rights and the quality of your life heavily depend on how software is used *around* you: http://digifreedom.net/node/84 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
