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Subject: Re: Please don't make planet.kde.org into a politics feed
From: Eike Hein <hein () kde ! org>
Date: 2019-12-05 12:24:30
Message-ID: C41FE95A-3586-4A39-8AA7-E18E9F730C9E () kde ! org
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But they don't, so your calculation is about solving a problem that doesn't currently exist.
Cheers,
Eike
On December 5, 2019 1:21:08 PM GMT+01:00, Christian Loosli <kde@fuchsnet.ch> wrote:
>For me it's a rather simple calculation: if every contributor on planet
>would
>post as many articles on politics as e.g. you do, the planet would be
>simply
>overcrowded with it.
>
>Given we already have filters for languages, maybe there could be a
>filter for
>non-KDE stuff, so that people who to go planet.kde to read about, well,
>KDE,
>could filter all that stuff out.
>
>Kind regards,
>
>Christian
>
>Am Donnerstag, 5. Dezember 2019, 13:04:35 CET schrieb Jonathan Riddell:
>> Planet KDE exists to allow KDE people to share information about
>themselves
>> as well as their KDE contributions. A hard Brexit will affect KDE
>> significantly which is why I include it here. The idea that talking
>about
>> politics is dangerous or anti-social really scares me and is one
>reason why
>> the populists have taken over so much of the political discussion
>> currently. I often get people thanking me for my political opinion
>blogs.
>> If you don't want to read it then don't read it.
>>
>> The rule we came up with is "The majority of content in your blog
>should be
>> about KDE and your work on KDE. Blog posts about personal subjects
>are also
>> encouraged since Planet KDE is a chance to learn more about the
>developers
>> behind KDE." I've never heard anyone suggest changes to that rule.
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>> On Thu, 5 Dec 2019 at 11:53, Christian Loosli <kde@fuchsnet.ch>
>wrote:
>> > Dear Community,
>> >
>> > I'm 100% sure this topic came up in the past due to the same blog,
>but I
>> > can't
>> > find it on the mailing list, so I assume it happened on forums or
>chat:
>> >
>> > currently the top blog post on planet.kde.org is about voting for a
>> > specific
>> > political party. I understand that in these times there are many
>countries
>> > with heated and important political debates, and some very
>important
>> > global
>> > topics as well. However, these already occupy all the news site.
>> > Now if every blog appearing on the planet would target a political
>subject
>> > that is very important to the blogger, planet.kde.org would be yet
>> > another
>> > political news/opinions feed.
>> >
>> > If I want politics, I go to one of these. If I want to read about
>KDE, I
>> > go to
>> > planet.kde.org.
>> >
>> > Please dear bloggers: there are categories, and you can choose
>which of
>> > your
>> > blogs do show up on the planet. I know that some topics are very
>important
>> > to
>> > you and obviously you are free to blog about them, but please keep
>the
>> > planet.kde.org feed free of it, so it doesn't become a mess where
>it's
>> > hard to
>> > find the content people actually go there for.
>> >
>> > Thanks and kind regards,
>> >
>> > Christian
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<html><head></head><body>But they don't, so your calculation is about solving a \
problem that doesn't currently exist.<br><br><br>Cheers,<br>Eike<br><br><div \
class="gmail_quote">On December 5, 2019 1:21:08 PM GMT+01:00, Christian Loosli \
<kde@fuchsnet.ch> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt \
0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> <pre \
class="k9mail">For me it's a rather simple calculation: if every contributor on \
planet would <br>post as many articles on politics as e.g. you do, the planet would \
be simply <br>overcrowded with it. <br><br>Given we already have filters for \
languages, maybe there could be a filter for <br>non-KDE stuff, so that people who to \
go planet.kde to read about, well, KDE, <br>could filter all that stuff \
out.<br><br>Kind regards, <br><br>Christian <br><br>Am Donnerstag, 5. Dezember 2019, \
13:04:35 CET schrieb Jonathan Riddell:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: \
1ex;">Planet KDE exists to allow KDE people to share information about \
themselves<br>as well as their KDE contributions. A hard Brexit will affect \
KDE<br>significantly which is why I include it here. The idea that talking \
about<br>politics is dangerous or anti-social really scares me and is one reason \
why<br>the populists have taken over so much of the political \
discussion<br>currently. I often get people thanking me for my political opinion \
blogs.<br>If you don't want to read it then don't read it.<br><br>The rule we came up \
with is "The majority of content in your blog should be<br>about KDE and your work on \
KDE. Blog posts about personal subjects are also<br>encouraged since Planet KDE is a \
chance to learn more about the developers<br>behind KDE." I've never heard anyone \
suggest changes to that rule.<br><br>Jonathan<br><br>On Thu, 5 Dec 2019 at 11:53, \
Christian Loosli <kde@fuchsnet.ch> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #ad7fa8; padding-left: \
1ex;">Dear Community,<br><br>I'm 100% sure this topic came up in the past due to the \
same blog, but I<br>can't<br>find it on the mailing list, so I assume it happened on \
forums or chat:<br><br>currently the top blog post on planet.kde.org is about voting \
for a<br>specific<br>political party. I understand that in these times there are many \
countries<br>with heated and important political debates, and some very \
important<br>global<br>topics as well. However, these already occupy all the news \
site.<br>Now if every blog appearing on the planet would target a political \
subject<br>that is very important to the blogger, planet.kde.org would be \
yet<br>another<br>political news/opinions feed.<br><br>If I want politics, I go to \
one of these. If I want to read about KDE, I<br>go \
to<br>planet.kde.org.<br><br>Please dear bloggers: there are categories, and you can \
choose which of<br>your<br>blogs do show up on the planet. I know that some topics \
are very important<br>to<br>you and obviously you are free to blog about them, but \
please keep the<br>planet.kde.org feed free of it, so it doesn't become a mess where \
it's<br>hard to<br>find the content people actually go there for.<br><br>Thanks and \
kind regards,<br><br>Christian<br></blockquote></blockquote><br><br><br><br></pre></blockquote></div><br>-- \
<br>Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my \
brevity.</body></html>
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