Guys, it's labor day. Can we all please just go outside and get drunk? Spend time with your loved ones and let's all stop being obsessed with a dumb mailing list argument. Go eat a hamburger, drink about 12 beers, and realize that none of this nonsense matters.
Doug On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Robert Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I think those posts have ended, at least by me. > > I said very clearly in one post to that I would make an effort to stay > focused on [flexcoders] which is why i've been using that name when > referring to something. > > my last post was on FDT Enterprise - that's all. and then the ball came > swinging again. > > the issue is over for me. > > as for ol which i won't mention by full name you just mentioned it, the > whole reason I brought that up is because i've been trying to decide for > months on the best way to invest flexcoding time into place where it won't > just die one day due to some big change in the industry....and that's where > my inquiry all began...in just that > > so i don't think it's off topic if i [flexcode] and want that code to be > able to work with other runtimes, so that one day i don't wake up and a few > years of investment in time and money are gone. > > i made that point, from then on it was 1 person angry with me, then another > polite, then the fo remark / better to deal with something sooner rather > than later. > > can we go back to my </end> which was made so clear in the topic heading to > stop this, because Josh clearly said "No I won't" (get off my back I asked). > > -r > > > On Sep 1, 2008, at 6:09 PM, Guy Morton wrote: > > Of course, having said that, we do need to draw the line somewhere. eg if > you were to have a > situation where one list member was: > * going on and on about the same topic excessively despite the annoyance > that this was > causing many other list members > > * padding replies with unrelated rants about pet topics > > * making ongoing recommendations of other technologies, like say, Open > Laszlo > > * writing posts long on rhetoric but short on relevant facts > > I think at some point then, someone might have to tell them to pull their > heads in. > > What do you think? > > Guy > > > On 29/08/2008, at 8:55 AM, Tim Hoff wrote: > > > 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] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
