Fwd: Schematic

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From: Vertesi.com <campbell@vertesi.com>
Date: Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 8:01 AM
Subject: Re: Schematic
To: Scott Mintz <scott.w.mintz@gmail.com>

Definitely - even if the arguments were without substance (and I don't think that's the case), I would agree with you here. Besides, simpler is always better for the guy doing the building! :)

So, no probationary period of any kind, and unlimited invitations. No problem!

Btw, I havent had the chance yet to thank you for your comments about the pre-alpha. They're much appreciated, it really helps me a lot to have that sort of thing reviewed by another set of eyes to see the items needing fixing! I'll be posting your criticisms and responses (ie "fixed" or explanations of our options) on the wiki in the new year.

C

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On Dec 23, 2010, at 11:15 PM, Scott Mintz <scott.w.mintz@gmail.com> wrote:

Campbell, after discussions with Barrett it's become evident that a repressive probationary system will be a major negative to bringing in new bloggers. I've already discussed with Barrett opportunities to modify the system which he is open to, but it's clear that anything that limits functionality will be met with resistance. Clearly it is something we should brainstorm in order to met our objections while not interfering with the user experience.

On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 8:19 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

I've been talking to Scott today about those features and put forth a more nuanced argument than I had previously; let me know if anyone would like to see what I wrote on that. I also asked Mano, Ken, and Todd about it and each of them preferred a system without such implementations. I'm obviously still open to hearing about this and other implementations, but based on the nearly universal opposition, I think we should proceed without them for now, while of course keeping them in mind if it turns out that such a thing is needed enough to turn off a lot of potential participants. I can send along the various opinions I've gotten to anyone who'd like to look them over; they're generally one or two sentences each.

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