Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: DistroWatch and Gentoo packages: status quo and future

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Alex Legler wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:08:38 -0500, Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> As has been said before, a lot of people don't go to the forums to see
>> the poll.  I only go to the forums to search if I have a problem
>> before posting to the list.  There may have been a dozen polls on the
>> forums and I would have no idea they happened. 
>>
>>     
>
> That might be /your personal/ behavior.
>   

May be true but someone else mentioned that back when I was going to the
forums.  I hadn't thought of it until then. 


>   
>> Of course, the same could be said about doing a poll on the mailing
>> lists as well.  Some Gentoo users that use the forums may not even
>> know the mailing lists exists. 
>>
>>     
>
> Do the poll in the Forums. Advertise it on planet, some MLs, maybe the
> g.o front page, and on IRC.
> That way we reach the users that don't go to the forums, but are on
> IRC, and the folks that are on the forums but don't know of the MLs and
> vice-versa.
>
> Of course there'll be still people that don't know anything about the
> thing, but *shrug*. Those who care, know. And those who don't care,
> don't need to know, we have made our effort to reach people.
>
>   
>> I'm not sure any poll could really be accurate no matter which means
>> is used.  
>>     
>
> Maybe that is something we just need to live with. Guess all the other
> people who do Internet polls do.
>
> Besides, what can we lose? I don't think Sebastian would mind
> preparing and posting the survey. A little more community participation
> and a little less time spent talking instead of doing would do us good.
>
> Alex
>   

I agree that you can only put forth your best effort.  I just wouldn't
etch the results in stone.  Maybe a pencil would be OK tho.

Dale

:-)  :-)