Thread: Re: [pgsql-advocacy] One line new items
Martin Marques wrote:
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> On Wed, 17 May 2006 10:03:26 -0700, "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com> wrote:
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> > It is obnoxious to have PR trolls offer only a one liner with a link to
> > another website without any context to the content beyond the title.
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> Bruce said he was in favor of a one line description, so I guess you two think the same about this. :-D
I was assuming the one-liner was actually a summary. If this is the
item Joshua saw, he is right, it isn't a summary:
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.554
I do prefer one-line summaries of press releases because the press
release usually has the interesting information so buried in the text.
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Bruce Momjian wrote: > Martin Marques wrote: >> On Wed, 17 May 2006 10:03:26 -0700, "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com> wrote: >>> It is obnoxious to have PR trolls offer only a one liner with a link to >>> another website without any context to the content beyond the title. >> Bruce said he was in favor of a one line description, so I guess you two think the same about this. :-D > > I was assuming the one-liner was actually a summary. If this is the > item Joshua saw, he is right, it isn't a summary: > > http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.554 > > I do prefer one-line summaries of press releases because the press > release usually has the interesting information so buried in the text. > Yes that is the one I saw. To me it should be there. If it said: EnterpriseDB Boosts Partner Program Roster EnterpriseDB increases partner by 7 new development, sales, (whatever) partners, they are ... For more information on EnterpriseDBs partner program click here. For the full release click here.. I would be o.k. with it, because it offers actual context and some content. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/
On 5/17/06, Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> wrote: > I was assuming the one-liner was actually a summary. If this is the > item Joshua saw, he is right, it isn't a summary: While it's up to the web guys, I agree with Josh et al. I think a minimal summary (1-2 lines) should be required for any news posting to be accepted. -- Jonah H. Harris, Software Architect | phone: 732.331.1300 EnterpriseDB Corporation | fax: 732.331.1301 33 Wood Ave S, 2nd Floor | jharris@enterprisedb.com Iselin, New Jersey 08830 | http://www.enterprisedb.com/
On Wed, 17 May 2006 10:32:50 -0700, "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com> wrote: > Bruce Momjian wrote: >> >> http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.554 > > Yes that is the one I saw. To me it should be there. If it said: > > EnterpriseDB Boosts Partner Program Roster > > EnterpriseDB increases partner by 7 new development, sales, (whatever) > partners, they are ... > > For more information on EnterpriseDBs partner program click here. > > For the full release click here.. > > I would be o.k. with it, because it offers actual context and some > content. Something doen's look right. In the news archive[1], there is a rescription, but when entering the link with the actual news[2],you get the extremly short news with the link. It's like "more" is really "less". :-) [1]: http://www.postgresql.org/about/newsarchive [2]: http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.554 -- --------------------------------------------------------- Lic. Martín Marqués | SELECT 'mmarques' || Centro de Telemática | '@' || 'unl.edu.ar'; Universidad Nacional | DBA, Programador, del Litoral | Administrador ---------------------------------------------------------
On 5/17/06, Martin Marques <martin@bugs.unl.edu.ar> wrote: > It's like "more" is really "less". :-) I always thought less(1) was more than more(1) :) -- Jonah H. Harris, Software Architect | phone: 732.331.1300 EnterpriseDB Corporation | fax: 732.331.1301 33 Wood Ave S, 2nd Floor | jharris@enterprisedb.com Iselin, New Jersey 08830 | http://www.enterprisedb.com/