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Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Front page image

From
Magnus Hagander
Date:
On Tue, Jul 10, 2007 at 09:23:55PM -0700, David Fetter wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 10, 2007 at 08:23:45PM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> > Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
> > >
> > >Can we change the picture on the front page to something else, 
> > >perhaps our standard elephant? The current picture is not 
> > >offensive or anything, but I'm honestly not sure what it is 
> > >supposed to convey.
> > 
> > Looks like a passed out David Fetter to me. David?
> 
> That is, indeed, me, taking a nap outside the Medici's chapel :)
> 
> Perhaps a caption is in order ;)

Why is this not on -www? Moved there instead...

The intention is to replace it with a group picture once I've set up that
imagemap-with-names thing we've done for previous conferences.

//Magnus

Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Front page image

From
"Joshua D. Drake"
Date:
Magnus Hagander wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 10, 2007 at 09:23:55PM -0700, David Fetter wrote:
>> On Tue, Jul 10, 2007 at 08:23:45PM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>>> Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
>>>> Can we change the picture on the front page to something else, 
>>>> perhaps our standard elephant? The current picture is not 
>>>> offensive or anything, but I'm honestly not sure what it is 
>>>> supposed to convey.
>>> Looks like a passed out David Fetter to me. David?
>> That is, indeed, me, taking a nap outside the Medici's chapel :)
>>
>> Perhaps a caption is in order ;)
> 
> Why is this not on -www? Moved there instead...
> 
> The intention is to replace it with a group picture once I've set up that
> imagemap-with-names thing we've done for previous conferences.

I think Greg's point is that it looks bad (no offense David). If it was 
on a blog or something it is more than appropriate but the front page of 
www makes it unprofessional.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

> 
> //Magnus
> 


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Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Front page image

From
David Fetter
Date:
On Wed, Jul 11, 2007 at 09:21:03AM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Magnus Hagander wrote:
> >On Tue, Jul 10, 2007 at 09:23:55PM -0700, David Fetter wrote:
> >>On Tue, Jul 10, 2007 at 08:23:45PM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> >>>Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
> >>>>Can we change the picture on the front page to something else, 
> >>>>perhaps our standard elephant? The current picture is not 
> >>>>offensive or anything, but I'm honestly not sure what it is 
> >>>>supposed to convey.
> >>>Looks like a passed out David Fetter to me. David?
> >>That is, indeed, me, taking a nap outside the Medici's chapel :)
> >>
> >>Perhaps a caption is in order ;)
> >
> >Why is this not on -www? Moved there instead...
> >
> >The intention is to replace it with a group picture once I've set
> >up that imagemap-with-names thing we've done for previous
> >conferences.
> 
> I think Greg's point is that it looks bad (no offense David).

It's not my best picture :P

> If it was on a blog or something it is more than appropriate but the
> front page of www makes it unprofessional.

Right.

Cheers,
David.
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