- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 12:40:35 -0700
- To: Terje Bless <link@pobox.com>
- Cc: W3C Validator <www-validator@w3.org>
On Saturday, August 30, 2003, at 11:41 AM, Terje Bless wrote: > Hmmm. I hadn't considered that. If the number of suggestions becomes > excessive > — that is, if we actually do get suggestions for every missing > explanation or > improvements to the existing ones — this would quickly turn into a > problem. > OTOH, having these suggestions here allows peer review by a wider > audience > (and avoids Yet Another Mailinglist). I kinda agree, but please make it clear in the link that the comments will be going to a LIST, where the ideas may be disputed or even attacked. Many people would NOT want to provide feedback if they knew it would undergo a "peer review" process such as that seen here: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-validator/2003Aug/0141.html I am not criticizing Jukka for his response -- in fact, I agree 100% with it! -- but I think that most people who might submit quick ideas on improving a message they don't understand would be shocked to receive such a message. The response is _entirely appropriate_ for this list's style of discussion, but it is _wholly inappropriate_ for a general user feedback email, which is what the current setup solicits. Jukka cannot be faulted for responding to a list message in a list- appropriate manner, so I believe the problem lies in requesting end user feedback to come to this mailing list. A better solution would be Yet Another List, and the best responses could be culled (in batch, perhaps) by Terje or someone else and sent here for discussion. --Kynn -- Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com> http://kynn.com Chief Technologist, Idyll Mountain http://idyllmtn.com Author, CSS in 24 Hours http://cssin24hours.com Shock & Awe Blog http://shock-awe.info Inland Anti-Empire Blog http://inlandantiempire.org
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