LOL - I guess and our mods have opened the discussion up in the forum - If the Xoops and their brethren were closer to being standards compliant, I'd seriously ask why not go to a forum type format - easier for all and you can check and reply as necessary yet avoid topics your not interested in.
Just a thought - as I find the group admittedly a little dry at times, but what info is presented has taught me a few things and I have been able to use them in design - in that sense, reason for joining is accomplished and mission of the group is accomplished by my learning more accessible methods for my design. Brian Grimmer theGrafixGuy http://www.thegrafixguy.com 503-887-4943 925-226-4085 (fax) -----Original Message----- From: Taco Fleur [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 5:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WSG] Is a degree necessary? THREAD CLOSED - Open it back up! Please. Lost battle (I tried before), for good off topic discussions go to CFAUSSIE.. This list is good, but the moderators like to keep it on topic, I think mainly to please some of the people that work for the government, and these people (not specifically government people) do not know how to sort or skip off topic threads. The moderators have provided a facility to discuss off-topic discussions though, you have to give them credit for it, but I reckon it doesn't work, I sure as hell can't be bothered to go somewhere else to continue discussions. I explained before that a lot of people remove themselves from the list due to the strictness of the list, which is a shame because those people need web standards the most. I think a lot of the people on the list also feel they have to answer every questions asked, which of course puts a lot off stress on these people (and therefore like to keep the list as clean as possible), but they have to understand they are not the only ones that are here to answer questions and should not feel pressured into having to answer every question asked. I personally think just about every off-topic thread will eventually become on-topic in the progress of discussion, and allowing these off-topic threads attracts more interest in this list by many people and thus learning more about web standards eventually, which is what this list is all about, trying to get new people to work with and understand web standards. Of course I opened my big mouth again by saying all this, whip me (please ;-), it's just the way I am. Taco Fleur Tell me and I will forget Show me and I will remember Teach me and I will learn > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ryan Christie > Sent: Saturday, 15 May 2004 8:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [WSG] Is a degree necessary? THREAD CLOSED - > Open it back up! Please. > > > Active discussions get their head lopped off when they don't have > anything to do with standards. This particular thread covered > the value > of a university degree in the web design business... had it have been > "the lack of decent web design instruction in major universities", it > would have carried on longer. > > sad, sad story it is. > > --Ryan Christie > > theGrafixGuy wrote: > > >Why do the active threads get killed? Some one asks a decent > question > >and gets some very valid input only to get killed off??? > > > >Just because something may not be of interest to the particular > >moderator on duty, I'd like to see a little consideration > out there as > >well - if it is producing some interesting conversation and > something > >worth reading and apparently of enough interest to readers to reply, > >why not let it continue? > > > >Heck, if I were the moderator, I'd be more inclined to jump > on the Out > >of Office setters who don't know their e-mail from the end of their > >nose. > > > >My two cents worth on the matter - and no I am not trying to be > >disrespectful, just hoping to see some more interesting topics and > >e-mails than 23 in a 20 hour period! > > > > > >Brian Grimmer > > > >theGrafixGuy > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Peter Firminger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 5:56 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: [WSG] Is a degree necessary? THREAD CLOSED > > > >Russ already stopped this thread. 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