Fall_Child42 wrote:I have an idea.
I know that every so often there are mod/admin meetings.
I know that people all across the .org are chomping at the bit to get some more information about what the administrators are doing to help the website and the community.
Why doesn't the meeting take place in a slightly more public venue, like an IRC room that users can sit in on?
Much like a court room or many governmental discussions we, if we are interested enough, can sit in on the meeting and find out exactly what is going on. If nothing is going on, or what is going on is incredibly boring, we find that out as well.
The only argument I can see against it is "what about trolls?"
Well that's an easy fix. The audience watching the proceedings do not need to talk, nor should they, so you just make the room moderated (+m) so only people with voice can speak.
I think having a public forum for the administrators to discuss site matters that is open and accessible to the general public would do alot to inform the users about what's going on, and lessen the frustration that some of us are feeling at not being able to see anything get done.


Fall_Child42 wrote:I have an idea.
I know that every so often there are mod/admin meetings.
I know that people all across the .org are chomping at the bit to get some more information about what the administrators are doing to help the website and the community.
Why doesn't the meeting take place in a slightly more public venue, like an IRC room that users can sit in on?
Much like a court room or many governmental discussions we, if we are interested enough, can sit in on the meeting and find out exactly what is going on. If nothing is going on, or what is going on is incredibly boring, we find that out as well.
The only argument I can see against it is "what about trolls?"
Well that's an easy fix. The audience watching the proceedings do not need to talk, nor should they, so you just make the room moderated (+m) so only people with voice can speak.
I think having a public forum for the administrators to discuss site matters that is open and accessible to the general public would do alot to inform the users about what's going on, and lessen the frustration that some of us are feeling at not being able to see anything get done.

Otohiko wrote:? While about 70% of what's talked about is absolutely okay and would be beneficial to be observed publicly, there's still some stuff discussed in admin meetings (legal and site ownership issues, security issues,directives from the freemasons and illumanati) that needs to remain private.
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Otohiko wrote:By security issues I actually meant things involving access to admin tools, site code, and other under-the-hood stuff.
If you don't want your site hacked, it's probably a good idea to not discuss these things in public.
Otohiko wrote:By security issues I actually meant things involving access to admin tools, site code, and other under-the-hood stuff.
If you don't want your site hacked, it's probably a good idea to not discuss these things in public.
Otohiko wrote:Well technically, there is a public place to talk about the redesign 24/7. It's called #grommet on IRC, you guys should hang out there more.
I think a "town hall" meeting is an excellent idea. The general meetings is something that's hard to have in public though. While about 70% of what's talked about is absolutely okay and would be beneficial to be observed publicly, there's still some stuff discussed in admin meetings (legal and site ownership issues, security issues,directives from the freemasons and illumanati) that needs to remain private. Given how difficult it can be to get all of the mods/admins together, it's just better to hold this stuff privately when the opportunity presents itself.
BUT I'm all in favour of scheduling a public meeting if others like the idea.
Then to go to the thread and check it out and see a lot of "why are you doing this?" only to be responded with "if you don't like it code it yourself" -_- Also I guess I'd been out of the loop for so long I didn't even know who this "i fight for the users" was.? good to have that cleared up as well.




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