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Subject: Re: Another update on 'portal'
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 09:32:24 -0000
Message-ID: <03AF4E498C591348A42FC93DEA9661B889F342@mail.vale-housing.co.uk>
Thread-Topic: [pgsql-www] Another update on 'portal'
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From: "Dave Page" <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>
To: "Alexey Borzov" <borz_off@cs.msu.su>
Cc: <pgsql-www@postgresql.org>

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexey Borzov [mailto:borz_off@cs.msu.su]=20
> Sent: 14 February 2004 08:34
> To: Dave Page
> Cc: pgsql-www@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-www] Another update on 'portal'
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> Well, it took you almost a week *not* to answer to the=20
> previous --- polite --- email and less than an hour to answer=20
> to the current one. See my point?

Not really. As I imagine many other ppl do, I set aside time on Fridays
to tie up outstanding items. Also like many of us, I have a job, family
and studies to worry about as well and don't always have time to answer
immediately.

> I consulted the pgsql-www archives and looked at some other=20
> lists and have seen
> *lots* of polite website suggestions safely and comfortably ignored.

Not on pgsql-www I doubt. On other lists maybe, but then, *this* is the
web list, not them.

> Thus the srategy of writing politely definitely does not work=20
> with PostgreSQL website team, and I see no real reason to=20
> pursue it.

The strategy of writing to the right list and being polite does work.
The problem is that people do not forget when you annoyed them the week
before, so vanishing for a while and then coming back as if nothing
happened ain't gonna help.

Now, let's get this straight. Polite please from now on, and if no-one
responds to a message try a polite 'hey guys, I emailed but no one
responded' message. Any further unpleasentness may result in an
unsubscription.

Now, let's not discuss this any further and get back to developing the
website in whatever free time we can find.

Regards, Dave.