Re: News Flash: CFV: Test link vote for pizza.de.eu.blitzed.org

Tim Hicks wrote:
> It *is* being discussed on a staff list.
> 
> The point of news items going out on the public list is so that people
> interested in what's happening with the network can get updates
> without asking us or checking the website every so often.

Well, it's a question of what information about the network is relevant
to the general Blitzed users rather than just the admins.

I would argue that if you (as admins) have decided to add a new server
then that is of general interest to the Blitzed users.

I would say however an email saying that the admins have decided to vote
on whether a new application will be granted a testlink or not is not
of general interest to Blitzed users. When you make a decision on it
then fine. But do the thousands of users who would potentially be
relevant subscribers to the public list really have an interest in how
the voting procedure will take place for a new application? I'm
suggesting not.

> If you don't care to hear about this kind of thing, you don't have to
> be on the public mailing list :P

I want to be on the public list; I want to receive relevant information.

I want to know if/when there is going to be network downtime. I want to
know if there are major changes to the network. I want to know about
changes in policies for Blitzed users.

I don't so much care about internal policies of admins and about servers
which have applied and might or might not be granted a testlink.

Matt

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