[wp-forums] Accounts registering just to post personal links

[Mark Duncan]

Sounds like a good middle ground.

I'm still not sure whether i'm actually for shutting down / removing 
that forum all together but i like the idea proposed. This is precisely 
why i love open discussion, even something so simple as closing(as 
appose to removal) never even entered my mind...

Joni Mueller wrote:
> I am thinking maybe a sticky post explaining that that particular forum will now be closed to new postings, that it has outlived its usefulness and that there are many other and more efficient ways to promote one's WordPress driven site.  I don't necessarily see the need to nuke what's already there; it can be archived, can it not?
> 
> 
> Joni Mueller
> Pixelita Designs
> http://www.pixelita.com

Jeff could you hint at which Matt you refer to, there's lots of Matt's, 
Michaels, Marks, and all sorts in this community, i have trouble keeping 
track of it all(not quite as super human as some community members, 
hehe, it's a big community).

If nominations(appointment) are in order(can't nominate myself - 
wouldn't feel right), i'd say MichaelH(even though he's not responded to 
this discussion specifically), simply because he's helped me a great 
deal since i joined the WP community and played a huge part in making me 
feel welcome and part of the team (and that's not to undermine anyone 
else in their help, support and friendliness in my time here).

I'm more than happy to take that resposiblity, or step aside if someone 
wants to volunteer or nominate a particular individual(i'm easy going i 
don't mind), but i'd like to make something happen rather then just 
discussing it(i'm guilty of that too often, i put my hands up!)

Mark Duncan (dropping the t31os alias for list discussion - old habit).


Jeff Chandler wrote:
 > I am in favor of having that section removed as well. In the beginning,
 > it served its purpose well. Now we have a moderated showcase area
 > (Douglas Hanna) which does a much better job. I don't know of a
 > legitimate reason why that section of the forum should remain open to
 > new threads.
 >
 > I think it would be best to appointment someone within this conversation
 > to summarize the initial concern, the resolution to the concern and send
 > it to Matts email address directly. Other than that, I'm not sure who it
 > would be directed to.
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