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Hi all,

I would like to get some feedback about what to do with this
 
project.  As you probably know, it tends to being too quiet
and its  
mission is a little unclear; it's hard not to see how what
we do here  
can't be done just as well if not better under the rubric
of  
Marketing, say.  "If not better": by which I
mean that it's possible  
discussions that start here may be getting lost; and
discussions that  
start on devmarketing may also be getting lost and not
transferred  
here.

So, I'd like to propose something like a solution: Closing
this  
project and including it within MP as a sub-project.  I'd
also like  
to see about closing this list, if that makes sense.

As to the consultants directory: It's too large to manage
easily. I  
would like to make it a wiki, and have interested persons
just add  
their company's name and other information themselves.  The
problem:  
I don't know how to transfer it to the wikis on .services
(see http:// 
wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Main_Page).

The consultants list and any other list could be simply
closed if  
inactive or placed within MP, if possible and desirable.

Opinions?

Best,

Louis

Hi Louis, *,

Louis Suarez-Potts schrieb:
> Hi all,
> 
> I would like to get some feedback about what to do with
this  project.  
> As you probably know, it tends to being too quiet and
its  mission is a 
> little unclear; it's hard not to see how what we do
here  can't be done 
> just as well if not better under the rubric of 
Marketing, say.  "If not 
> better": by which I mean that it's possible 
discussions that start here 
> may be getting lost; and discussions that  start on
devmarketing may 
> also be getting lost and not transferred  here.

I'm sorry to see, that even your email didn't bring any
feedback till 
now. Unfortunately this is the same situation we have in the

germanophone project, where we have a business-mailinglist,
which is as 
quit as this list.


> So, I'd like to propose something like a solution:
Closing this  project 
> and including it within MP as a sub-project.  I'd also
like  to see 
> about closing this list, if that makes sense.

I only wanted to write a short answer on this, that we
should have a 
think about it, for which objectives this project was
created and how to 
change the current situation. But I know, that this is only
promising, 
if we have some active members, who can *do* something. I
would like to 
do more, but atm I can't :-( May be you are right and
closing this 
project is the best solution.


> As to the consultants directory: It's too large to
manage easily. I  
> would like to make it a wiki, and have interested
persons just add  
> their company's name and other information themselves.
 The problem:  I 
> don't know how to transfer it to the wikis on
.services (see http:// 
> wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Main_Page).

Yes, I think this is a good idea. Nevertheless someone must
take care 
of, that the following list entries are not nonsense.


> The consultants list and any other list could be simply
closed if  
> inactive or placed within MP, if possible and
desirable.
> 
> Opinions?

I would be very sorry to see this project dieing without
trying to 
revive it.

> Best,
> 
> Louis


Regards,

Jacqueline


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On Thu, 2006-03-30 at 14:03 -0500, Louis Suarez-Potts wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I would like to get some feedback about what to do with
this  
> project.  As you probably know, it tends to being too
quiet and its  
> mission is a little unclear; it's hard not to see how
what we do here  
> can't be done just as well if not better under the
rubric of  
> Marketing, say.  "If not better": by which
I mean that it's possible  
> discussions that start here may be getting lost; and
discussions that  
> start on devmarketing may also be getting lost and not
transferred  
> here.
> 

Quiet is not necessarily bad. There is activity especially
with the
consultants list.  You want quiet have a look at groupware.

> So, I'd like to propose something like a solution:
Closing this  
> project and including it within MP as a sub-project. 
I'd also like  
> to see about closing this list, if that makes sense.

Better to look elsewhere.

> 
> As to the consultants directory: It's too large to
manage easily. I  
> would like to make it a wiki, and have interested
persons just add  
> their company's name and other information themselves.
 The problem:  
> I don't know how to transfer it to the wikis on
.services (see http:// 
> wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Main_Page).

Now that is an idea but how are we on space? I recall asking
about using
the wiki for the doc project and have yet to receive a
definitive answer
about what we can or cannot do. Nonetheless having wiki
access would
allow consultants to update their records easily and timely
manner.

> 
> The consultants list and any other list could be simply
closed if  
> inactive or placed within MP, if possible and
desirable.
> 

I think Marketing has enough on its plate and doesn't need
this added
burden. 

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