Thanks Doug, Really, that's the way I feel too. We don't need to have a list police or to supress friendly back and forth . But man, after a while you just have to shake your head. I appreciate your feedback.
Thanks for your honesty, -TH --- In [email protected], "Doug McCune" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Personally I like a good back and forth, even if it's non directly code or > question specific. Part of what I like about this list is the playful > arguing that creeps into some of these discussions. But sometimes > personalities clash a little (which I don't mind at all) and sometimes > people get a little overzealous. There's a fine line between having a fun > sarcastic argument and egging someone on who shouldn't be egged on. I know > in this most recent thread I've been responsible for egging the dude on more > than I should have, which led to post after post, which I didn't quite > realize would happen. > > But should the original post never have been posted? I don't know about > that. I think a discussion about Adobe competing with developers is a decent > one to have, and one that is appropriate for this list. The way the thread > evolved (or in fact, the very way it started) made that discussion > impossible. But that's not to say that this list shouldn't be used for those > kinds of topics. This one certainly got out of hand, but so it goes > sometimes. Tim, your attempt to try to end the thread as it devolved into > ridiculousness didn't work, but I think we all sort of realized that we > should just stop replying. I know that I've watched the past few messages on > the topic stream through my inbox and have been itching to fire back > ridiculous responses, but decided that it was best to just keep my mouth > shut. These things work themselves out. > > So in the end we have some ranting threads every once in a while, but we > also encourage lively discussions (many of which greatly benefit the > community), and I prefer that rather than a strict business-only atmosphere. > In the end I don't think there's much you can do (or should do), other than > give some helpful reminders about keeping things on-topic like you've done. > But if people ignore that they ignore that. And I don't have a problem just > ignoring threads in my inbox, so I haven't yet found the amount of off-topic > noise to be overwhelming. > > Doug > > On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 2:35 PM, Tim Hoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > This is the text from the original FlexcodersFAQ.txt file: > > > > *1. What is Flexcoders?* > > > > *Flexcoders is a forum where developers can ask questions about Flex, > > FlexBuilder, and Flex-related technologies (like Cairngorm and FlexUnit). > > The community is made up of everyday Flex developers as well as Adobe > > employees. However, this is not an official Adobe-sponsored forum, it is > > moderated by the community. However the original moderators who are still > > actively involved are folks from iteration::two, now members of Adobe > > Consulting.* > > > > In light of some recent threads, that have clearly been personal comentary, > > instead of flex-related technology questions, I thought that it might be > > useful at this time to reinforce the spirit of this list, and to also ask > > the list how others feel about personal rants posted here. Are there others > > that feel that the number of off-topic threads has increased to the point > > that it's getting out of hand and that the appropriate place for these type > > of posts should be personal blogs; instead of this list? I realize that > > this isn't a technology question in itself, but it seems that people are > > hoping that by ignoring those that are abusing the list, that they will go > > away. This doesn't appear to be the case. > > > > Thanks in advance for your responses, > > -TH > > > > >
