Agreed, but sometimes they survive by feeding themselves. :) -TH
--- In [email protected], "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Threads are like organisms and only survive if fed. If one does not > interest you, don't feed it, it will die in its own time. Natural > selection. > > Tracy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Tim Hoff > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 6:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: What is Flexcoders? > > > > > 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] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > , Guy Morton guy@ 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 > > > > > > > > > > > >
