I think the amount of space devoted to this argument is far greater than
the amount of space used in the past month by the type of posting you're
arguing about stopping. I also think that the number of list users
arguing is an infinitesimal number compared with the people needing help.
Diabolic Preacher wrote:
On 9/23/07, Michael Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Suppose mail from unsubscribed users (only) is put through some sort
of filtering.
It already is, that is what a 'monitor' does. Approves a post that is on
topic to ensure it is not spam getting in..
so what was asked in this thread before was if the 'monitor' can
append or modify either the subject or the body text to add some
unique text. like there is a divide between email client users who can
flag on the basis of the "Delivered To:" header and those who cannot
do so. if that can be solved i suppose a lot more people like me who
can't flag on the "Delivered To:" header will be able to help the
windows newbies the way the thunderbird (example) email users do.
But a new user doesn't want 100 emails a day and doesn't know how to
unsubscribe even if it is on the bottom of the emails they receive.
this is true. so the emphasis on making the FAQ and the support
section more readable and easily navigable.
on the other hand, what is the possibility of a google
alert/feedburner email delivery kinda system which can create an alert
for the search results generated from the keywords in the
non-subscribers question to which the non-subscriber may optionally
subscribe to get updates only relevant to him.
But the way to request
changes is not moan at the list, this would make many newbies
unsubscribe just because of the in house bickering. What is needed is an
RFE and voting.
I don't intend moaning at all, as you would see i was trying to think
of being part of the answer than the problem, but my problem now is
1. has someone created a RFE?
2. how does one create an RFE?
RFE=?
Windows newbies are more used to a phone help line
...and often some extremely irritated customer service reps. :)
where they get instant replies and can often barely manage to find how
to send an email request or find the forum anyway.
openoffice mailing lists should be prominently advertised at key
places throughout the site just like phone numbers are made clear on
their websites and products. oh right! the mailing lists should be
clearly mentioned on the products. not in a hidden page in the huge
documentation. the only thing is they should be convinced that users
just like them are actually able to solve the problems...almost
always...or there is issuezilla :)
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Thanks.
Yours,
**//Charlie
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