On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 7:52 PM, Dave Barton <d...@tasit.net> wrote: > Simon Phipps wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 3:41 PM, Dave Barton <d...@tasit.net> wrote: > > > >> Simon Phipps wrote: > >>> MODERATORS: I have started rejecting incoming e-mails like this one > >> with a > >>> message stating that QuickOffice is unrelated to Apache and AOO and > they > >>> should contact their supplier. I suggest other moderators adopt the > same > >>> approach. > >>> > >>> S. > >> > >> -1 > >> > >> We are MODERATORS, not the list police. > >> > > > > Please explain why you believe questions about QuickOffice are in-scope > for > > this list and thus should not be rejected by moderators? > > > > Thanks, > > > > S. > > I do not claim that questions about Quick Office Pro are in-scope for > the list. My objection is based on the principle, not the Quick Office > Pro issue itself. As per my reply to Jim, I maintain that, in accordance > with ASF guidelines, it is not our responsibility to answer posts on > behalf of the list (albeit by way of rejection notices), or make > arbitrary decisions about what the list should or shouldn't see or have > to deal with. >
I'd welcome other views as I think this outlook is pedantic. Rejecting irrelevant spam is not "answering posts". > > As inconvenient (probably irritating) as it is for list subscribers to > see this kind of post, we stand at the top of a very slippery slope if > we, as individuals, start making this kind of unilateral arbitrary > decision. Many times I see posts held for moderation where my gut > reaction might be "What the .... has this to do with AOO" or "Oh .... > this is just another meaningless rant". Do I arbitrarily go with my gut > reaction and reject it (with a sweet little note), or do I follow the > ASF guidelines and allow the list subscribers deal with posts to THEIR > list as THEY see fit? > I'm not suggesting filtering or answering relevant forum traffic in any way, especially not the sort of posts you refer to. QuickOffice posts are effectively spam and I am suggesting the moderators treat them as they do the other spam arriving in the queue, except with a polite response to the confused originator instead of just ignoring them. I propose that, if the ASF/AOO PMC and more importantly the list > subscribers, want us to act as (in my opinion) list police, we put this > proposal forward and if accepted/approved we set up some kind of > arrangement (eg. a wiki page) to coordinate, agree or compromise on > these matters That's overkill for this specific case. -1 S.
