[wp-hackers] Re: [wp-pro] Discussion: 'Acceptable' and 'Unacceptable' Posting Behavior On This List

[madalin]

Sounds great. +1 :)

On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 1:03 AM, Mike
Schinkel<mikeschinkel at newclarity.net> wrote:
>> There seems to be a need for an email list that offers support to
>> WordPress users, and where people can ask WP questions and get answers. I
>> know there are the forums, but forums aren't for everybody. I personally am
>> not a fan of forums, while I do find that the various email lists that I'm
>> on offer a lot of value. A great example is the WordPress Israel Google
>> Group (http://groups.google.com/group/wpheb). It's in Hebrew which obviously
>> limits the audience, but the activity there is incredibly helpful and I
>> always feel like it's a shame a similar group doesn't exist in English.
>
> I strongly agree.  +1.
>
> -Mike Schinkel
> WordPress Custom Plugins
> http://mikeschinkel.com/custom-wordpress-plugins/
>
>
>
> On Jun 28, 2009, at 7:50 AM, Miriam Schwab wrote:
>
>> I hope I don't get flamed for suggesting this, but I've been thinking
>> about this issue for a while. There seems to be a need for an email list
>> that offers support to WordPress users, and where people can ask WP
>> questions and get answers. I know there are the forums, but forums aren't
>> for everybody. I personally am not a fan of forums, while I do find that the
>> various email lists that I'm on offer a lot of value. A great example is the
>> WordPress Israel Google Group (http://groups.google.com/group/wpheb). It's
>> in Hebrew which obviously limits the audience, but the activity there is
>> incredibly helpful and I always feel like it's a shame a similar group
>> doesn't exist in English.
>>
>> So...ages ago I set up the following Yahoo Group:
>> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/wpgarage/ (named after my WordPress
>> Garage blog). It has a whopping two members and no activity because I never
>> did anything with it. But maybe it can become a worthwhile resource, and
>> also a place to send all the people who end up here with WP development
>> questions.
>>
>> Or not. Whatever you guys think. But if some of you want to join and see
>> how it goes, it would be great to have you :)
>>
>> Miriam
>>
>> --------------------------------------
>> Miriam Schwab
>> illuminea marketing & media | www.illuminea.com
>> http://wordpressgarage.com
>> mschwab at illuminea.com
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 2:46 AM, Made of These Studio
>> <made.of.these at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> This might not be the right place to post this message to start a
>> discussion, but I couldn't figure of a better/more likely place to start it.
>>
>> So please, if I posted in the wrong place and there's a better place,
>> PLEASE let me know and direct me there.  My intention is to start a
>> discussion and get things cleared up and confirmed for both the older WP pro
>> vets here and the newer incoming people.
>>
>> After the more recent rash of people posting to the list asking for
>> nonpaid help (and help that one can/should get in the forums):
>>
>> The question for discussion is:
>>
>> What IS and IS NOT acceptable/supported posting behavior to this list?
>>
>> What are the guidelines for signatures in posts (if there are even
>> guidelines to begin with)?
>>
>> What SORTS of posts are okay and what are not?
>>
>> Both answers seem to be pretty obvious (to me, anyways), but maybe we
>> could all use a one-shot clarification after all the non-wp pro postings
>> we've gotten lately.
>>
>> In regards to ideas about deterring the off-topic posters from posting to
>> this list or blacklisting them, maybe there really needs to be more steps
>> involved in the signing up process for this list which includes a general
>> overview on what is and isn't accepted on this list.  Currently as far as I
>> know, the sign-up process for this list has no such thing.  If there's a
>> general overview guidelines thing pre-signup, then we on the list can
>> politely point misdirected users to the overview notice and then to the
>> support forum and if said person(s) don't want to 'follow the rules' then it
>> will be easier for us as whole to guide them out of the list.
>>
>> Also, another issue that might be contributing to our influx of
>> misdirected users is that I know that there are people on both the .org and
>> .com WP support forums who have pointed users to our mailing list without
>> explaining that the list is specifically to seek out WP pros to HIRE with
>> compensation.
>>
>> If users who have been misinformed by other users or a simple lack of
>> appropriate information are sent our way and we direct them
>> back/elsewhere/send them packing, that's also a poor reflection on the WP
>> community as a whole in my opinion (but it just might be my own personal
>> opinion).
>>
>> So... yeah.
>>
>> What does everyone think?
>>
>> Right place or wrong place to discuss this?
>>
>> Anyone have other ideas or suggestions for tackling this issue?
>>
>> Did I just make a fool of myself? ;)
>>
>> J/K... sort of.
>>
>> Hope everyone's having a great Friday!
>>
>> ~ Valen
>>
>>
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