[FusionWeb] Changing the forum layout (excluding the support section)

[Stephen Moore]

On Jan 19, 2008 2:24 AM, David <d_garbage at yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:13:35 -0000, Stephen Moore <delfick755 at gmail.com>
> wrote:

> > meanwhile though, we should get the web team to come to agreement on
> > this layout, after which, we let the support team come up with their
> > desired layout for the support section (and leave it entirely to the
> > support team in the mod section of the forum so we don't get the same
> > complaints we've had with the current lot of discussions)

>
> I don't think those involved in this trend towards privacy and exclusivity
> realise how it looks from the outside and are just keen to get the job
> done. Please, think again. What seems like the simple answer and the most
> direct approach in the short term, can have very poor results in the long
> run.
>
> I'm glad that I was able to make my feelings about this known here and
> hope that they might contribute something, but in future will users have
> the chance to?

personally I'm against closing up those discussions.

but, every time this has been discussed in irc, you get people (i.e.
Kristian (this isn't an attack on you Kristian)), who complain about
having this discussion in the open.

also, because it was out in the public, will fell back on this
http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/showpost.php?p=42512&postcount=3 and
Kristian admitted that he didn't join in on the conversation or even
read it, because it was in the public part of the forum, instead of
the mod section.

In irc, I have also seen people complain because only the thoughts of
a few have been expressed and that makes the decision reached less
valid in their eyes.

there has just been a general bad view on the way we handled the last
set of discussions (that led to a majority of a 14 page thread
discussing a single idea for organising the support forum
(categorising by sympton), that was shot down anyway at the end by
people who joined the conversation without reading what had already
been discussed.

so, to make these people happy, and encourage them to actually join in
the discussion.

as I said, I don't agree with it, it cuts out other people from
discussing this with us, as we come to the decision ourselves, but I'm
tired of these complaints that shouldn't exist.

(btw, this isn't an attack on anyone, or their views, just an explanation)