Re: Where's my event?

On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 10:49 AM, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
>>> I recently posted an Event to postgresql.org, but it has not appeared.
>>>
>>> I've got no way of checking that the posting is actually in a queue
>>> somewhere, so its possible that a problem occurred and the posting did
>>> not take place.
>>>
>>> If it is on a queue, how do we check whether someone is actually moderating it?
>>
>> Ask here. I've approved it now.
>>
>>> Seems like a general case problem as well as a specific one.
>>
>> Yes, it's a problem I complain about regularly. iirc Greg Smith was
>> the last volunteer who was going to ensure everything got dealt with.
>
> I'm told that the policy was to not approve submissions from the
> moderator's own company.

Yes, but that doesn't mean just ignoring it - it means pinging another
moderator.

> I like that policy and wish to support it. But it does need at least 2
> active participants. Do we have that?

We've not been able to manage that reliably in 10 years, hence my
periodic rants on the subject, and the daily nagging email the gets
automatically sent.

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