Re: [pgsql-advocacy] One line new items

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Martin Marques <martin(at)bugs(dot)unl(dot)edu(dot)ar>, PostgreSQL WWW <pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Advocacy <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [pgsql-advocacy] One line new items
Date: 2006-05-17 17:32:50
Message-ID: 446B5E42.2010900@commandprompt.com
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Martin Marques wrote:
>> On Wed, 17 May 2006 10:03:26 -0700, "Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> wrote:
>>> It is obnoxious to have PR trolls offer only a one liner with a link to
>>> another website without any context to the content beyond the title.
>> Bruce said he was in favor of a one line description, so I guess you two think the same about this. :-D
>
> I was assuming the one-liner was actually a summary. If this is the
> item Joshua saw, he is right, it isn't a summary:
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.554
>
> I do prefer one-line summaries of press releases because the press
> release usually has the interesting information so buried in the text.
>

Yes that is the one I saw. To me it should be there. If it said:

EnterpriseDB Boosts Partner Program Roster

EnterpriseDB increases partner by 7 new development, sales, (whatever)
partners, they are ...

For more information on EnterpriseDBs partner program click here.

For the full release click here..

I would be o.k. with it, because it offers actual context and some content.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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