Re: One line new items

jonah.harris@gmail.com ("Jonah H. Harris") writes:
> On 5/17/06, Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> wrote:
>> I was assuming the one-liner was actually a summary.  If this is the
>> item Joshua saw, he is right, it isn't a summary:
>
> While it's up to the web guys, I agree with Josh et al.  I think a
> minimal summary (1-2 lines) should be required for any news posting
> to be accepted.

I am inclined to agree.

I get irritated no end when I see announcements for updates to pieces
of software where it takes research to even figure out what the
software is and why I should care.

Having a one line explanation is eminently appropriate.
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