On 5/16/05, N Wolcott <nwolcott@dsdial.net> wrote:
Another tack would be to require all posts to be either a question about a volunteer work in progress or an answer to the question.
Either or both of these might return the list to some of its previous utility.
Some questions one might ask are 1)how long should it take to get copyrightclearance on my project? 2) Where can I find canned examples of css I can use in my book which has sidebars in it? and similar sort of stuff. We don't need to discuss the future of unicode, or the lack thereof.
I think it important to have a list where discussions beyond 1) and 2) can be asked. We need to have a list where we can discuss the future of Unicode in PG, and things like that. It can cause extended arguments, but it can be checked politely, and those people who can't take a hint that enough is enough can be blocked. But I would really hate to limit the only place where indepth discussions on where PG is going and should be going can be held. As a sidenote, if that policy was adopted, it's likely that those still independently producing books would be left out of the loop of any such discussions, as they would be only held on DP's forums.