Re: [tdf-discuss] user forums ?

Andrea Pescetti wrote (05-11-11 13:02)
> On 31/10/2011 Florian Effenberger wrote:
> > What I would like to have is one
> > "official" LibO forum, either done by us or someone else, that is open
> > for all languages, and run by a group that does not have members who
> > openly show hostility towards TDF. I am not saying that everyone does
> > so, but at least I have heard from some forums, where definitely FUD was
> > spread, and this leaves me with bad feelings.

Hmm I can well imagine that. Tensions are sometimes high in these days 
with changing projects and horizons.
I would not at all be surprised too, when I should make the effort to 
look back at some archives from just over one year ago, that there would 
be some more posts with more or less unfriendly, hostile (looking) 
expressions. So this problem is not new. One only may hope, that over 
time we will all improve.

> If this is the only issue, then definitely the best option to me seems
> continuing using
> http://user.services.openoffice.org/
> in the primary interest of users. Whetever discussions and hostility you
> might have found or felt, when it comes to user support the people
> involved are much more pragmatic

That would be my expectation too. And then 'people involved', I would 
read as those with questions, answers and with moderation tasks.

> and in this respect
> http://user.services.openoffice.org/ is truly ecumenical as it
> professes: LibreOffice is a first-class citizen there.

That is good to know.
On the other side, it will become more and more important, and logical, 
to have a recognisable place for our user forums, a place that obviously 
shows that it is for LibreOffice.

> [...]
> But I'd still give a thought if we can't really avoid the massive
> duplication of effort and, through simple DNS tweaking, offer the same
> forum under the two adresses http://user.services.openoffice.org/ and
> http://forum.libreoffice.org/ ...

Sounds as an interesting idea. Then both could redirect to say
forum.opensoftwareofficesuites.org (just to give it a name now) which 
should have a look that is more neutral and serving both.

Regards,
Cor


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