[FusionAdmin] Admin list usage (was: The New Layout -- Mockup)

[Kristian Lyngstøl]

Please don't top quote and only quote the relevant part you are answering to.

On 7/24/07, Will Farrington <wcfarrington at gmail.com> wrote:
> Simply put, within hours we'd have had a Digg posting on the front page
> and 328793754 rabid forum-goers all trying desperately to have their own
> individual little request put into the theme... and as a result things
> would take longer and the final product would be of lesser quality.

People keep throwing this argument right and left. That we get
attention shouldn't be a reason to choose a closed development cycle.
And I also think you overestimate the importance of this. If digg
people really want to read all about it, then why shouldn't they be
allowed to?

> Furthermore, the public shouldn't really be judging a theme that isn't
> finalized at all. It just makes no sense to have people scream at the
> the top of their lungs to come check out an unfinished product.

We created the web list for a reason. If everyone is going to use the
admin list just because they are afraid of others that are not
previously affiliated with the project could comment, then we have a
problem.

There is no-one forcing you to take into account the opinions of
people you do not care about, but you are forcing people who do NOT
care about web stuff to read about it when it really isn't necessary,
therefore reducing the value of the admin list.

It is my very strong belief that the admin list should only be used if
there is an overwhelmingly good reason the general public shouldn't be
allowed to see the procedures we're using. Not wanting comments from
"no-names" and preffering the opinion of a closed circle of "high
rollers" is not a nice way to run a community. Not wanting too many
comments is also not even a half good reason to keep this closed.

Also, it's not like we avoid extremely drawn out discussions this way
anyway, all the people usually contributing to drawn out discussions
are already on the admin list.

Simply put: The admin list should rarely if ever be used. Certainly
not to discuss layout changes.

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Regards,
Kristian