Re: [PHP] PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette

2007-11-30 Thread Daniel Brown
On Nov 30, 2007 10:41 AM, Philip Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 28, 2007 9:48 AM, Daniel Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good morning (/afternoon/evening) all; This is more or less an RFC-type email, hence the subject line. I would like to see your comments on this case,

Re: [PHP] PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette

2007-11-30 Thread Philip Thompson
On Nov 28, 2007 9:48 AM, Daniel Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good morning (/afternoon/evening) all; This is more or less an RFC-type email, hence the subject line. I would like to see your comments on this case, and maybe we can forge some sort of agreement or unofficial treaty or

[PHP] PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette

2007-11-28 Thread Daniel Brown
Good morning (/afternoon/evening) all; This is more or less an RFC-type email, hence the subject line. I would like to see your comments on this case, and maybe we can forge some sort of agreement or unofficial treaty or something. Oftentimes we see a user post a question to the

Re: [PHP] PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette

2007-11-28 Thread Nathan Nobbe
On Nov 28, 2007 10:48 AM, Daniel Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good morning (/afternoon/evening) all; This is more or less an RFC-type email, hence the subject line. I would like to see your comments on this case, and maybe we can forge some sort of agreement or unofficial treaty or

Re: [PHP] PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette

2007-11-28 Thread Daniel Brown
On Nov 28, 2007 10:56 AM, Nathan Nobbe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 28, 2007 10:48 AM, Daniel Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good morning (/afternoon/evening) all; This is more or less an RFC-type email, hence the subject line. I would like to see your comments on this case,

Re: [PHP] PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette

2007-11-28 Thread Jason Pruim
On Nov 28, 2007, at 10:56 AM, Nathan Nobbe wrote: On Nov 28, 2007 10:48 AM, Daniel Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good morning (/afternoon/evening) all; This is more or less an RFC-type email, hence the subject line. I would like to see your comments on this case, and maybe we can

Re: [PHP] PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette

2007-11-28 Thread Daniel Brown
On Nov 28, 2007 10:56 AM, Jay Blanchard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] So the summary of my proposal is as follows: 1.) An issue has been identified with the list whereby improper archival will likely lead to repeat questions and unnecessary traffic to the list. 2.) I

RE: [PHP] PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette [SOLVED]

2007-11-28 Thread Jay Blanchard
[snip] So the summary of my proposal is as follows: 1.) An issue has been identified with the list whereby improper archival will likely lead to repeat questions and unnecessary traffic to the list. 2.) I propose that we discontinue the act of subject modification to indicate

RE: [PHP] PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette

2007-11-28 Thread Jay Blanchard
[snip] However, doing this defeats the purpose of a mailing list archive, and prompts unnecessary repetition of help requests for an issue that may have been discussed to death just five days prior. Again, the [SOLVED] tag is great on a forum, where you can quickly scan for that topic that

Re: [PHP] PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette

2007-11-28 Thread Daniel Brown
On Nov 28, 2007 11:16 AM, Jay Blanchard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] However, doing this defeats the purpose of a mailing list archive, and prompts unnecessary repetition of help requests for an issue that may have been discussed to death just five days prior. Again, the [SOLVED] tag

RE: RE: [PHP] PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette [SOLVED]

2007-11-28 Thread Jay Blanchard
[snip] I have absolutely no objection to using it, but there's nothing de-facto standard about it. [/snip] OK -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

RE: RE: [PHP] PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette [SOLVED]

2007-11-28 Thread Per Jessen
Jay Blanchard wrote: [snip] I have absolutely no objection to using it, but there's nothing de-facto standard about it. [/snip] OK Jay, just out of curiosity - you also chose to start a new thread, rather than reply to the old one - why is that? If anything, that is the core issue we

RE: RE: RE: [PHP] PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette [SOLVED]

2007-11-28 Thread Jay Blanchard
[snip] Jay, just out of curiosity - you also chose to start a new thread, rather than reply to the old one - why is that? If anything, that is the core issue we should be addressing. [/snip] It is my e-mail client. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit:

RE: [PHP] PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette [SOLVED]

2007-11-28 Thread Per Jessen
Jay Blanchard wrote: This has been the expected behavior (adding [SOLVED]) for a long time though it does not occur as often as it should. It has been in the NEWBIE GUIDE for a long time and has been a de-facto standard on IT or computer related mailing lists like this for years. I have been

RE: [PHP] PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette

2007-11-28 Thread Bastien Koert
Makes sense to me... Count me in bastien Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:48:57 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP] PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette Good morning (/afternoon/evening) all; This is more

Re: [PHP] PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette [SOLVED]

2007-11-28 Thread Crayon Shin Chan
On Wednesday 28 November 2007, Jay Blanchard wrote: [snip] So the summary of my proposal is as follows: reached or question is asked. This will allow a step-by-step document (of sorts) to be created and made searchable on the web. [/snip] This has been the expected behavior

Re: [PHP] PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette [SOLVED]

2007-11-28 Thread Paul Scott
On Thu, 2007-11-29 at 09:24 +0800, Crayon Shin Chan wrote: This has been the expected behavior (adding [SOLVED]) for a long time though it does not occur as often as it should. It has been in the NEWBIE GUIDE for a long time and has been a de-facto standard on IT or computer related