Re: replace training blurb with upcoming pug meetings?
От | Guido Barosio |
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Тема | Re: replace training blurb with upcoming pug meetings? |
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Msg-id | f7f6b4c70805281515l6641bf65r1e033291b1726bcd@mail.gmail.com обсуждение исходный текст |
Ответ на | Re: replace training blurb with upcoming pug meetings? (Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com>) |
Список | pgsql-www |
"Shortcuts": seems nasty there, and IMHO too big for a shortcut list. I am sure that we can find a better place for it! "Support us": How much support do we receive via this link? :s Between both *dialogs* we can create a new place for upcoming pugs, though. gb.- On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 7:11 PM, Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > > On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 10:58 -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote: >> >> On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 19:47 +0200, Magnus Hagander wrote: >> > Robert Treat wrote: >> > > In an effort to give more visibility to the pugs, one idea that was >> > > floated around was replacing the training blurb on the main site with >> > > an "upcoming pugs" section, modeled after the upcoming events. The >> > > training blurb would then be changed to a direct link saying "looking >> > > for training?" (or similar) which would take you to the full training >> > > page. There are some logistical issues that would need to be worked >> > > out to make this happen, but before we go down that path, I wanted to >> > > get a general consensus on the idea. thoughts? >> > >> > Any way we can have both? I agree it's a good idea to get upcoming >> > pugs, but I'd like to keep the training info somehow. >> >> I think it is a matter of deciding the purpose of the space. IMO .Org >> should be all about community, not all about advertising for commercial >> providers. That isn't to say we shouldn't help the people who help us >> (obviously) but it is to say that a PUG should come before CMD, EDB or >> any other commercial entity listed. >> >> That being said, we have a problem in that the front page is remarkably >> cluttered. It is trying to tell people entirely too much all at once. >> Something has to give if we are going to add PUGS. Training or Latest >> News seems the most appropriate. > > Yes, it is cluttered, so I think we should scroll down the page and make > more space for ourselves. > > The community includes commercial people too. And the commercial people > only exist because they are wanted and needed. > > The suggestion to have a list of PUGs over training could go the other > way too. We could say "Want a PUG?". If they do, they'll click. That is > of course fairly silly, but then so is "Want training?", which hides > anything interesting and unusual and effectively kills it. If we do that > I may as well pack up and just offer one course called "Training". > > People want a way to scan all things that might be of interest, not one > category or another. Yes, we need a way to expand the PUGs. > > -- > Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com > PostgreSQL Training, Services and Support > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-www mailing list (pgsql-www@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-www > -- Guido Barosio ----------------------- http://www.globant.com guido.barosio@globant.com