- Should we have a separate page for interesting GNOME feeds that are
not personal or written by human hands? It has been suggested that the
FootNotes feed be removed, but it might make sense to aggregate it with
similar feeds, such as FTP releases (soon with NEWS love), and other stuff
we come up with. - What should the guidelines be for inclusion in Planet GNOME? I’ve
been treading lightly on this one, because it’s a tough call. My guideline
so far has been “positive and mature regular contributor to GNOME”. This has
worked fairly well, and readers regularly voice their appreciation for this
‘passive editing’, so it seems to be a feature. I just want to make sure
it’s on the right track - for instance, so far I have resisted adding people
who do packaging only. Obviously, the most important factor is what
readers want, not what the egos of contributors want. It sounds a bit backwards,
doesn’t it?
- Why do people keep complaining about John Fleck’s entries… and what
should I do? So, the vast majority of John’s posts are not GNOME
related, and he does post in quick succession. But John is an upstanding
member of the GNOME Old Fogies club, and a longstanding contributor (and
one-time esteemed leader) of the GNOME Documentation Project. Funnily
enough, a couple of the complaint mails have suggested a new Planet feature: Pooling a particular
feed’s daily entries into a single block. I’m almost tempted to hack it up,
just for the amusement value.
Tell me what you think: jdub at gnome dot org.
