[Wp-install] I think it's time..

[spencerp]

>I was thinking on this yesterday, and I came to the conclusion >(or idea, really) that 1) whoever responded to a comment >should be the one to delete it, since the responder wouldn't >know what's actually going on (maybe things are on hold for a >reason); 

I totally agree with you. I think that will be the best thing to do, as no one else, but the "claimer" of a request, know what's going on with that "client". =)  


>and 2) delete all the ones that are hanging out up until 2 >weeks ago.  Keep 'em up for 2 weeks and then let it go, I say.  
>But the original "answerer" should be responsible for 
> deleting the comments they responded to, I think.

Yeah, well, as you said in the last part there, the two weeks time frame is cool, but.. just as long as it is the "claimer" of the request doing the deleting.. Cause, like I said two replies before.. sometimes the client's are having host issues, and their hosts don't get their accounts adjusted in a quickly manner.. sigh. I'm still dealing with a request or two, from almost a week and a half ago.. sigh. 

I just emailed back to a third one earlier today, because his FTP login informations are all wrong, and not working.. and still haven't heard back from them yet .. sigh. Anyway..yeah, this is going off topic totally sigh, sorry about that..  Agreed though, the "claimer" of an install request, should handle their own, because only they know what's going on with their "client's" lol.


<snipped down a bit..sorry doodlebee>
>I also had another thought - could we mark the ones that are >absolutely completed with a successful installation as >"approved"?  So I was thinking maybe we could remove the >ability for comments to be displayed on the site (keep the >comment *form* - just don't display any previously made >comments, or just set the comments to "display:none" on the >website), and just approve the successful ones. 

That kind of sounds like a good idea, but.. before "we" could, maybe attempt that.. for security purposes.. re-edit the comments quick, that actually contain Host/FTP/ other informations as such. So, incase something goes wrong.. their info will not be accidently displayed to the public, for any length of time, short or not.. 

Also, going along with that, maybe some how, the theme's comments.php code, could allow *only* access to those that have admin/general control panel rights to begin with.. so, the display:none;  wouldn't have to be used, they would just *not* show up to anyone, but those with the access to the backend of the blog itself? 

Not sure if the "Role Manager" plugin, or whatever, would work for this, or even some type of password protected plugin would be awesome for this, only thing is though, we would still need either Matt, Ryan, or maybe even Podz to be able to upload those plugins, and make the changes..? =/  

Even then though, we would prolly want/need the "paged comments plugin" too, so the comments are displayed as 10 per page, or so.. so we don't have the same problem as we have now, except it's on the blog's pages itself lol!!


>I also wanted to address spencer's thoughts of quitting on >us. You better not! LOL

Hehe, Well, I was seriously thinking about it earlier, and was just going to quit, and remove my name from the Installers list, just handle the last couple I had "claimed"...but figured.. nah, I'll stay.. ;) =) 

<snipped down a bit again.. >
>I don't mind taking on what I can, but I also run my own web >design business (as well as raising two three kids and doing >my little "CSS help" website on the side) - I am a busy bee.  so >many volunteers - someone to pick up the slack when people >like me have to let go for a bit. Okay, my little novel is over - >just wanted to put my stuff out there too :)

Yeah, I understand perfectly.. ;) =)  Actually, MichaelH was the first to start handling the requests.. then, I emailed him, asking what to send to the "requesters". .and he told me what email to use.. then after I started handling some, he told me to take over, because he had projects to deal with.. which of course... then, wasn't bad at all.. Install4free wasn't promoted at all, and things were going along smoothly.. =)

Just now, with everyone's on-going projects and so forth, and Install4free was promoted.. the "requests" are going up and up and up.. and, I personally feel that the current 4 of us, installers, are doing a pretty damn good job of handling things, even though I haven't been so much lately.. because of the puter problems I had the past week or so sigh.. but, all and all.. "we" all handle things how we can, and are doing an awesome job also! Much and many praises to you guys, and I'm so glad you offered to help "us" doodlebee, and I'm so glad I brought ya aboard the "installers team" too. =) ;) 

Well, I'm tired as heck now, haven't been to bed yet... been up straight since midnight lastnight.. and it's now 6pm lol.. Me heading to bed here soon.. I'll be up then, to check on install requests and such.. ;) =)

spencerp