Re: PG "Users" page?
Justin Clift <[email protected]>
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On 11 Sep 2016, at 17:27, Justin Clift <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11 Sep 2016, at 17:14, Dave Page <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On 11 Sep 2016, at 16:55, Justin Clift <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi us, >>> >>> Just noticed that our Featured Users page has “Sun Microsystems” listed: >>> >>> https://www.postgresql.org/about/users/ >>> (Under “Technology” at the bottom) >>> >>> Should we update that to say “Oracle” :D … or maybe just nuke that entry? >> >> That page is completely unmaintained. I proposed removing it a couple of years back, but was met with strong objections coupled with a complete lack of volunteers to actually do the work to keep it up to date. >> >> I strongly feel it should be removed still - it is probably responsible for 25% of emails to webmaster@ from random companies requesting inclusion. > > Do they seem like legit requests, or more like companies not really using > PG? > > If it seems like the 2nd, maybe we could have a policy like this? > > “We’re happy to include any company here who actively helps out on > our mailing lists, and describes in detail their PostgreSQL usage > on their website.” > > That’s coming from a “lets set a high bar to meet” perspective, which > might help weed out nuisance requests. :) Thinking more into the lack of website volunteers, maybe the above concept should include “actively helps out with our website” too? + Justin -- "My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there." - Indira Gandhi -- Sent via pgsql-advocacy mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-advocacy