Re: Planet posting policy

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> Yeah. But that's also drifting off-topic slightly - the question in
> debate here is "do we want to relax the rules", which a number of
> people have been in favour of, and only one against if I'm counting
> correctly, and if so, how do we do so without going too far in the
> other direction? We only really need a moderation system if people
> don't follow the guidelines.

Counting, and polls, is silly: what we really need is a rough consensus 
(from those of us that care enough to read this list) on what is best 
for the project. Nonetheless, count me as a -1 for changing the 
guidelines until a better rationale and some solid examples are given.
I think the onus is on those proposing a change to convince us the 
status quo is not working.

Also -1 to creating a second "corporate-focused" blog.

For an example of what a aggregator with a more relaxed policy might 
look like, check out planet.mysql.com. It used to be a tighter, 
more technically focused blog, but it is now a firehouse of all sorts 
of things that I find challenging to wade through and keep up with 
(although the blast of Oracle-related posts has subsided a bit in 
the past few months).

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Greg Sabino Mullane greg@turnstep.com
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