Fair enough and thanks for the opinion. Yes, the previous Silverlight discussion also fits into this category. Don't get me wrong, my opinion is just one in this group and the delete key is my friend also. Just trying to keep it somewhat real.
Thanks Guy, -TH --- In [email protected], Guy Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > >
