[ubuntu-uk] top posting row (was Uk Loco team forums)

paul at paulmellors.net paul at paulmellors.net
Sun Nov 5 18:20:10 GMT 2006


Quoting Alan Pope <alan at popey.com>:

> On Sun, Nov 05, 2006 at 03:39:01PM +0000, Paul Mellors wrote:
>> Just because people want it, although not everyone, i'm setting up an
>> unnoficial ubuntu-uk forum.
>
> I'd strongly recommend against that. Not because of my opposition to  
>  forums - but if we have
> them then IMO they should be on the "official" site.
>
> It won't have integration with the official forums so will mean yet   
> *another* username/password
> and domain to register on.
>
>> If someone else has done it, the also let me know i'm not wasting my time.
>>
>
> Whilst in many communities I've seen people "just do it" and it   
> work, in this case where there
> is plenty of ongoing discussion about the topic and an already   
> standing offer to make a forum on
> the official site I would say this is a waste of your time/money.
>
>> The domain will be http://www.planetubuntu.uk
>>
>
> Ooooh no it wont :)
>
> Planet gives confusion too. That's a bad name to use given   
> planet.ubuntu.com and the Ubuntu-uk
> planets.
>
> Cheers,
> Al.
>
> --
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> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
>
ok i'll put my forum idea on the back burner :)

Cheers
Paul






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