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Posted by Chris Murtland
Nov 4, 2011 at 02:44 AM
I agree with everything said here. As your host and moderator, I’ve enjoyed the overall civility over the past five years - it certainly makes my job a lot easier. I’ve only had to remove one user in all that time.
I really only have a couple of rules for the forum:
- be polite and respectful and no personal attacks
- if you are associated with the software you are discussing, please indicate this in your posts
Thanks,
Chris
Posted by JBfrom
Nov 4, 2011 at 03:27 PM
The only minor frustration I have is with people who often make short posts but never long ones. It’s difficult to determine whether they have things to say that I’m interested in reading or not, because I never know what their system is.
I much prefer to know the big picture, so I can evaluate whether little snapshots of x or y feature are likely to be useful to me.
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Nov 4, 2011 at 05:22 PM
JBfrom wrote:
>I much
>prefer to know the big picture, so I can evaluate whether little snapshots of x or y
>feature are likely to be useful to me.
IMHO this is usually covered by the ‘roll call’ threads (the actual title is really not standard), once or twice a year, where everyone gets to present their full set up, possibly including non-software tools. Here’s the most recent:
http://www.outlinersoftware.com/topics/viewt/3179/0/outlinerpim-roll-call-fall-2011
It is true that most tools make better sense within a greater context. At the same time, one expects a tool to be versatile enough to fit in different working styles, or else the market for it would be very limited.
In any case, speaking for myself, how much I will actually write depends on the feedback of others. If there is a follow-up, I will be happy to elaborate further.