Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.191]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B69D79FA197 for ; Mon, 8 Oct 2007 15:43:09 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.191]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 62972-02 for ; Mon, 8 Oct 2007 15:43:01 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.5 Received: from outmail128138.authsmtp.com (outmail128138.authsmtp.com [62.13.128.138]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C59E9FA172 for ; Mon, 8 Oct 2007 15:43:00 -0300 (ADT) Received: from outmail128178.authsmtp.net (outmail128178.authsmtp.net [62.13.128.178]) by punt2.authsmtp.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Kp) with ESMTP id l98IgkNb049998; Mon, 8 Oct 2007 19:42:47 +0100 (BST) Received: from josh-berkus-computer-2.local ([24.234.194.255]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.authsmtp.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Kp) with ESMTP id l98IghCF027763; Mon, 8 Oct 2007 19:42:44 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: <470A7A19.9000601@agliodbs.com> Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:42:33 -0700 From: Josh Berkus User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Macintosh/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Stefan Kaltenbrunner CC: pgsql-www@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Approval process for news/events/training is broken References: <470A72CD.4050304@agliodbs.com> <470A796F.8000008@kaltenbrunner.cc> In-Reply-To: <470A796F.8000008@kaltenbrunner.cc> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Server-Quench: 427efc67-75ce-11dc-b86a-001185d377ca X-AuthRoute: OCdyZgscClZXSx8a IioLCC5HRQ8+YBZL BAkGMA9GIUINWEQL c1ACfh10O0FbHwkB BHYKUl5QUld1XC13 bxRTbgFDY0NKQQdv VVdLR1BXCwUmXRUJ f0lGIW9ydQJBfn0+ ZEJiXD5fXkMvIxV7 RVNTED5TeGZhPDMC AkheJh5UcAJLdhoR aVd4ByJDAzANdhEg EBQqO3UuIipqYA1N WhsKM1sWCV4RGTUx XAtKEzI1VUsIWD50 IgIrLEIHW1oLO0Q0 MF0uEVMDexUIDQ5T GSls X-Authentic-SMTP: 61633136333939.squirrel.dmpriest.net.uk:752/Kp X-Report-SPAM: If SPAM / abuse - report it at: http://www.authsmtp.com/abuse X-Virus-Status: No virus detected - but ensure you scan with your own anti-virus system! X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.037 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL=0.036, BAYES_50=0.001 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200710/50 X-Sequence-Number: 12637 Stefan, >> 1) There needs to be a way for admins to flag an item as "don't approve, >> there's a problem" so that if one person knows of a reason to hold, >> someone coming online later won't approve due to being clueless. > > that seems doable though > >> 2) approvers should wait at least a couple of hours before approving >> things. > > well ... see above Yeah, I misread the news item. > > >> 3) We need a written policy of what is acceptable for >> news/events/training and what isn't. > > sounds like a good thing - maybe simply have it as some sort of > checklist in the interface to check against ? Yeah. The problem is that we discuss policies on what is/isn't acceptable, and then later on one or another approver says "I don't remember discussing that". So it needs to be somewhere easy-to-refer. --Josh