On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 10:34:21 -0400
Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> wrote:
> Selena Deckelmann escribió:
> > On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Alvaro Herrera
> > <alvherre@commandprompt.com> wrote:
>
> > > The previous version was using the Description field (or a
> > > transcription thereof), but for all other lists it can be a long
> > > text.
> > >
> > > Should we add a "short description" column to the database?
> >
> > Please.
>
> Okay, so I had a look at this and this is my conclusion: pgus-general
> and pgeu-general are in the wrong category. I was just talking to
> Stefan:
>
> (10:27:05) alvherre@pg: so here's what I want to do
> (10:27:10) alvherre@pg: I need a new column in the lists table
> (10:27:13) alvherre@pg: which is a short description
> (10:27:21) alvherre@pg: that text is what I would put in the
> left-side menu (10:27:40) alvherre@pg: it is pretty obvious that in
> "user groups" I can just name the geographical region (10:27:48)
> alvherre@pg: and in regional lists, I can name the language
> (10:27:59) alvherre@pg: but I cannot do sh*t about pgus and
> pgeu :-( (10:28:13) alvherre@pg: maybe we should create another
> category for those??
>
> What do people think about creating a new category (list group) and
> sticking pgus-general and pgeu-general on it? What should that
> category be named?
Well it depends on what the purpose of the new category is.
PostgreSQLFR for example, where would that go? It isn't technically a
user group but is also a non profit. ITPUG is a little easier as it is
a user group and a non profit.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
>
> Also, I take it nobody objects to the "short description" thing.
>
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