Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Simon Riggs wrote:
>>>> I suggest we allow 1 blog per week per person and that the blogs must be
>>>> about something constructive, not just a one liner about getting out of
>>>> the bath or other trivial subjects. Since we have only a few blog slots
>>>> it's a shame when long useful blogs are replaced by trivial ones.
>>> I strongly object to this. We should encourage *more* blogging, not less.
>> I agree with more blogging, but I think we must avoid clogging.
>>
>> I've not seen anyone write an interesting blog that comes out almost
>> daily, so I don't think once per week is restrictive on the types of
>> content we really want to see. It can be a guideline.
>
> The reason I have so many blog entries is that I just started a Postgres
> blog and had some pent-up items to post about.
>
> As far as long entries, you wil not see them from me. I am usually
> brief, even in email. And I probably will be pretty frequent.
There's a difference between brief and one-liners. Brief is fine by me.
To look at your blog as an example, the latest two posts are absolute
fine - while brief. It's the first two one-liners that seem a bit
unnecessary for syndication.
> That said, I do feel bad some very signficant blog entries were pushed
> off the main page by mine. I fact I was surprised at how complex many
> blog entries were.
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//Magnus