Thread: [Plib-users] List Reply Issues (fwd)
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From: <Ran...@ma...> - 2001-10-04 23:38:15
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Stephen J Baker writes: > From: Tom Hubina <to...@3d...> > > > OK, I've gotten some information back from SourceForge. The change was part .... > > won't be able to talk to him until around the 16th. I'm gonna drop the guy > > an email now and leave him contact information for Brian. We'll take this > > one step at a time, but hopefully we'll get things changed back to normal soon. > > So it looks like we are stuck with this until at least the 16th. I would have thought that every list owner/moderator (and even the users) would be able to justifiably contribute to the discussion at any time. Of course it won't be read till the start of next week, but that is still a lot sooner than the 16th. I may be naive, so I ask: is there any reason to not let The Powers That Be know that there are those amongst the rank and file who would rather the lists remain "misguided"? I'm sure polite mail to someone @lists.sourceforge.net would get percolated to the right location (in the absence of the correct address). If there is smoke, people go looking for the fire. Randall |
From: Stephen J B. <sj...@li...> - 2001-10-04 14:14:06
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I saw this on the GDAlgorithms list: From: Tom Hubina <to...@3d...> > OK, I've gotten some information back from SourceForge. The change was part > of a recent global policy change. We were not consulted before it happened, > it was just made for us because they feel this is the way lists should be > run. Needless to say I don't agree with them. > > I've gotten the email address of the person we'll need to talk to in order > to get this changed (all I want it the ability to specify it on a per-list > basis .. which is what we used to have) but he is on vacation for the rest > of the week. Unfortunately, I'll be gone on my honeymoon next week so I > won't be able to talk to him until around the 16th. I'm gonna drop the guy > an email now and leave him contact information for Brian. We'll take this > one step at a time, but hopefully we'll get things changed back to normal soon. So it looks like we are stuck with this until at least the 16th. |
From: Norman V. <nh...@ca...> - 2001-10-05 00:52:58
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Ran...@ma... writes: > >Stephen J Baker writes: > > From: Tom Hubina <to...@3d...> > > > > > OK, I've gotten some information back from SourceForge. >The change was part >.... > > > won't be able to talk to him until around the 16th. I'm gonna drop the guy > > > an email now and leave him contact information for Brian. We'll take this > > > one step at a time, but hopefully we'll get things changed back to normal soon. > > > > So it looks like we are stuck with this until at least the 16th. > > >I'm sure polite mail to someone @lists.sourceforge.net would get percolated >to the right location (in the absence of the correct address). If >there is smoke, people go looking for the fire. According to this post to the FlightGear list I am afraid it might be a couple of months before this policy is changed http://www.geocrawler.com/lists/3/SourceForge/11853/25/6751895/ FWIW - There is also a clue as to perhaps the why of this policy change on the home page of the email's author < link in the signature block > Cheers Norman |
From: Steve B. <sjb...@ai...> - 2001-10-05 16:44:10
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Ran...@ma... wrote: > I would have thought that every list owner/moderator (and even the > users) would be able to justifiably contribute to the discussion at > any time. Of course it won't be read till the start of next week, but > that is still a lot sooner than the 16th. I may be naive, so I ask: > is there any reason to not let The Powers That Be know that there are > those amongst the rank and file who would rather the lists remain > "misguided"? I see no problem in everyone who dislikes this decision emailing the people with the power to do something about it. Be polite - don't "mail bomb" them - but make your feelings known. > I'm sure polite mail to someone @lists.sourceforge.net would get percolated > to the right location (in the absence of the correct address). If > there is smoke, people go looking for the fire. Yes. Well, go to the main www.sourceforge.net site and look at the 'Contact SourceForge' link - click on 'staff' and you'll get here: http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=6047&group_id=1 From there you can email any of the six or so people that run SourceForge. ----------------------------- Steve Baker ------------------------------- Mail : <sjb...@ai...> WorkMail: <sj...@li...> URLs : http://web2.airmail.net/sjbaker1 http://plib.sf.net http://tuxaqfh.sf.net http://tuxkart.sf.net http://prettypoly.sf.net http://freeglut.sf.net http://toobular.sf.net http://lodestone.sf.net |