Re: [parisc-linux] Hardware Database & User Contacts

[Michael S.Zick <mszick@goquest.com>]

Grant
Thanks for your time...

But the person in charge is currently swapped...

So anything will have to be classed: "Maybe someday."

Mike

On Thursday 30 January 2003 09:46 pm, Grant Grundler wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 09:21:49AM -0600, Michael S. Zick wrote:
> > Group.
> >
> > I was just browsing the pages, trying to get an idea if I had
> > just volunteered for a 2-line change or a 2-million line change...
> >
> > Question 1:
> > The user registration form says "... You will not be contacted..."
> >
> > I always read that as: "We will not spam you with advertisements."
> > But others may have read that as: "You will not be contacted."
> >
> > Possible answers :
> > 1.a - Give up on the idea of recommending this use of the
> > hardware database information.
> >
> > 1.b - Add a field meaning: "Willing to give advice on this."
> > Then initialize that field for all current members to "No".
>
> yes
>
> > 1.c - Hide the email address field from public view
> > (developer only view, like it says now) unless the
> > "Willing to give advice on this." thing is marked.
>
> If you are willing to hack php...that's an option too
>
> > Question 2:
> > Is there a way to update this registration information?
>
> not at the moment.
>
> > 2.a - At this time, my e-mail address is wrong, I would like
> > to update it.
>
> it's a manual process and I'm not doing it.
>
> > 2.b - If we set all existing users to 1.b - "No"; is there a
> > way for them to update it to "Yes"?
>
> not until someone writes the code to do it.
>
> grant