Wasn't referring to the fund raiser.
On Monday, December 9, 2019 at 3:17:36 PM UTC-8, TonyM wrote: > > Mark, > > As I have said previously "guidelines not rules". 2-3 days may be > reasonable but I think the fund raiser post deserves longer. The "Exception > [tests] the rule". Perhaps it would be easier to try [a guideline] and > limit pins to a maximum of 5 or less, that is manage the real estate you > talk about, not set another arbitrary limit the time. > > I think "computer people" (myself included) sometime think a little too > "black and white" because we are used to asking computers to do things for > us. Vibrant communities however benefit more from open, generous and > collaborative use of social skills we have evolved as a species. > > This maps to a real world concern of mine where government and lawmakers > have "mandatory" sentences. Removing discretion from Judges and Jurys means > a lack of justice because they can no longer respond the the facts of a > case. In fact its shown they are more likely to rule "not guilty" if they > feel the punishment is unfair. > > I do feel a little shy voicing this because I know people can have "strong > ideas", all I ask is we follow our nose and let the community evolve rather > than "behaviour" being written into stone (rules). I believe strongly that > this openness and flexibility is why so many people with innovative > thinking are here. > > Regards > Tony > > On Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 4:59:19 AM UTC+11, Mark S. wrote: >> >> There's a pinned item that has had no activity for 3 days. >> >> Like Eric pointed out, there really is no need for pinning items of >> general interest. They will rise to the top as interest is generated. >> >> But definitely, when no one has responded to a thread after 3 days, it >> should be unpinned. >> >> Pinning means taking up real estate and significance from new posts, in >> particular posts from users looking for help. Maybe pinning an announcement >> of a significant new tool for a couple days makes sense. But after that, it >> will become "self-pinning" if it is as useful as its posters believe. >> >> I kind of think the "two day rule" is reasonable. Thoughts? >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/2560fa2d-d33a-4ceb-b4f7-4f111770e260%40googlegroups.com.
