No, I thank you for bringing up those points and I think you're right we do seem to have a slightly differently view of the intent and so these discussions are good to have. I hope we will hear from more folks!
On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Sharp, Chris <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks again, Rogan, for the continued discussion on this. I'm glad we're > able to air our respective opinions. > > > There was some discussion during the meeting about it being suggested > > versus required. To me those elements that make it more user > > friendly should be required or we start diluting the purpose. > > Ah, here is where I think we're disagreeing. From my perspective, the > purpose of the vendor page is to provide a simple directory that gives our > project's end users pointers toward potential vendors for support. What > happens after the user sees these listings is beyond the scope of that > purpose, as I see things. I think our responsibility from the Evergreen > community side ends at making sure to the best of our ability that the > listings *on the page itself* are up-to-date and accurate. I see a clear > dividing line between that responsibility and the responsibility of the > vendors to keep their web pages up to date. I'm not generally for laissez > faire policies, but in this case, it seems that vendors will do what's best > to communicate their services to users without us needing to add > requirements to do so. > > Having said that, I'm satisfied that I've been heard and I'll be quiet now > and let community consensus decide whether or not this requirement becomes > part of our vendor listing policy. > > Thanks for hearing me out, > > Chris > > -- > Chris Sharp > PINES System Administrator > Georgia Public Library Service > 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 > Atlanta, Georgia 30345 > (404) 235-7147 > [email protected] > http://pines.georgialibraries.org/ > -- Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services, York County Library System “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” ― C.S. Lewis <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis>
