I don't think anyone is much interested in personal rants, but there
is a decent-sized grey area of topics that some people believe are off-
topic and want to suppress (my recent discussion with the MS product
manager for Silverlight being one example). Personally, I think
considered rational discussion about Flex in the context of other
technologies is something every developer should take at least a
passing interest in.
The vast majority of the email that lands in my flexcoders folder is
of no immediate interest to me and I'm sure others must have the same
experience on such a busy list for a product with such a broad range
of applications. As a result, I think tolerating the odd thread that
doesn't specifically relate to coding in Flex isn't that hard.
I'd encourage those who are prone to trying to kill off threads they
don't personally like to consider that developers are a broad church
and that we should perhaps keep an open mind about what others choose
to contribute, so long as it relates to Flex in some significant way.
If a discussion doesn't interest you, use the delete key!
Guy
On 29/08/2008, at 7:35 AM, Tim Hoff 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
