On 16 Jun 2008 at 23:02, Drew Jensen wrote: > Jerry Clancy wrote: > > > > Seemingly lacking in self-moderation, this list is in desperate need of > > a heavy-handed Moderator. Posters should be warned for inappropriate > > postings and removed or blocked if they persist in posting > > inappropriately. And a little ego depression, tolerance and charity to > > all wouldn't hurt. Take the rants to appropriate blogs but keep them out > > of here. > > > > I also believe that the newsgroups should be broken into different, > > functional groups (e.g., Base, Writer, etc.) to further focus them and > > reduce the volume of reading for people only interested in one function.
Please don't forget that this is actually an email list, and that gmane only gateways the list proper into their newsgroup. The email list does have moderators - but only mail from unsubscribed addresses goes to them. Subscribers to the list have direct, unmoderated access as I understand it. I don't know what the situation is with submissions coming via gmane. I don't think it would be good to break up the list by function - OOo isn't just an assembly of diverse programs: the components are quite tightly integrated, and issues may easily affect more than one comonent. A good subject line can work wonders (a concept which seems obvious, yet eludes a surprising number of people). And while some OT matters can add interest to the list, I agree that lately there have been irrational, irrelevant threads involving contributors from whom I would have expected better. Perhaps there haven't been enough technical problems to occupy people :-) -- Permission for this mail to be processed by any third party in connection with marketing or advertising purposes is hereby explicitly denied. http://www.scottsonline.org.uk lists incoming sites blocked because of spam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Scott, Harlow, Essex, England --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
