2009/7/17 Drew Jensen <[email protected]>: > Hello All, > > Well, the subject pretty much sums it up. > > The current setup of this mailing list is insane IMO - there is absolutely > no valid reason to offer the ability for individuals that are not subscribed > to post messages. > > If OpenOffice.org would like me to offer direct one-on-one support (for Base > of course) then I will be happy to discuss my fee with any of Community > Council members. > > As for better ways to manage this list, and the users experience while using > it, there are plenty of examples out there: > Mozilla > Apache > MySQL > etc... > > To the other volunteer responders on this list I have two requests: > > 1 - Please do not forward, or repost, any of my emails to this list with the > posters direct email address as a secondary To: or CC:. > > 2 - Take the pledge and let's put an end to this madness. > > Drew > >
I must say that I disagree, Drew. I have installed OOo for quite a few people and not once did I ever subscribe them to the mailing list for the simple reason that they would view the list messages as spam. In the current setup, one can ask questions and not get flooded with irrelevant responses, so OOo newbs could still post if they need it (don't have an idiot like me around to help them). Forcing people to subscribe to the list would turn many people away, and upset a great many of those who do sign up. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
