Caleb Gilbert wrote:
> ...and is not an appropriate thing to do for people
with Drupal.org
> <http://Drupal.org>
frontpage rights.
>
> If there is something that an individual wants to talk
out with the
> active Drupal community it should be done on the
mailing listing, in the
> forums, in irc, Planet Drupal, via email or other
appropriate places
> which are NOT supposed to be reserved for ushering in
newcomers. Of the
> hundreds of thousands of people who visit the front
page, only a few
> hundred of them have enough inside knowledge of the
Drupal community to
> have an educated opinion, so why not spare the vast
majority of
> Drupal.org <http://Drupal.org>
visitors from posts, which in their eyes,
> likely serves nothing but to undermine the legitimacy
of Drupal, its
> community, and open source.
>
> Besides the practicalities of the situation it's also
very disrespectful
> and a betrayal of trust to the people/project who
granted the frontpage
> rights in the first place to do such a thing as posting
personal
> agenda-type items to the frontpage.
>
> Here's hoping that individuals and the
community-at-large tighten the
> reins around themselves/each other in order to avoid
these
> personal-soapbox situations in the future (unless it's
to evangelize
> Drupal, the community, or open source), because it
seems to be having a
> profoundly negative effect on morale...
I totally agree with you.
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