Re: Moratorium on dates discussion, starting now

[Asbjørn Ulsberg <asbjorn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 14:01:27 -0700, Paul Hoffman / IMC <phoffman@xxxxxxx>  
wrote:

> So, as of this message, Tim and I are calling a ONE-WEEK MORATORIUM on  
> any date-related discussion on the mailing list. No rehashing, no new  
> ideas, no new paces.

PaceDates[1] is not a new wiki page, but the pace was very recently  
heavily rewritten to capture some of the ideas I've received from the  
discussion. And  believe that I've read every single message written on  
the subject, so I have a pretty good idea about what people thinks and  
wants.

The pace still needs work, but it seems to get more traction than other  
paces about the subject, and if not, I would really like to know what  
problems people have with it.

> There is a big difference between these two questions, and that  
> difference is going to be the thing that will help us come to consensus.

PaceDates is a huge compromise on my part (and others that support my  
view). It tries to capture everything mentioned so far, and tries not to  
discriminate anyone. If this is wrong, please let me know what's not  
captured and what opinion is discriminated, and we can work on that.

Another move in the right direction, is BlogToolDateSurvey[2]. It tries to  
provide a matrix and detailed view of what dates are available in current  
weblog publishing tools, and what the different aggregators do with them.

> So, even if some has just posted something that you really, really want  
> to respond to: don't. Sit and think about dates for a week. And please  
> participate in the other active non-date topics on the list. Thanks!

That's something I can live with, but I will continue with my date  
discussions off-list, on #atom and on the Wiki, because there's still a  
lot that needs to be done, and halting that work and those discussions for  
a week will only make me forget it, not give me a deeper understanding  
about anything.

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[1] <url: http://intertwingly.net/wiki/pie/PaceDates>
[2] <url: http://intertwingly.net/wiki/pie/BlogToolDateSurvey>


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