> > > > I think that the random arrangement on each hit is a good idea, but > > > > it would need to be random within each region or Country listing. > > > > Why make people in Morocco have to search the whole list just to > > > > find their nerarest. > > > > > > In reply to Andrew and Niel, why don't we take a new databased approach. > > > Instead of a huge static listing page, just use a customised search. We > > > tag each distributor with delivery country, OS, contact languages etc. > > > > Just what I was thinking, new distributors can use a form to fill in the > > details and get entered directly into the db. > > Not on. We need to retain some control over who gets listed. I get many > requests which do not appear on this list. There have been (and will be) > quite a few which I *will not* list (I check the URL before I add the > listing, and there are some which do not even mention OO.o. There was even > one which bad-mouthed us :( and another which actually led to a porn site).
Direct entry to the DB does not imply acceptance. All such entries would still have to be "vetted" and accepted/rejected. The main part of my suggestions was really using a form to standardise the supplied data. What happens after that would depend on what is needed and do-able. Either entry into a Db for vetting, or e-mail to someone for vetting. The details can be flexible. Some vetting will always be necessary. > So direct, user-driven addition to the list is simply not on. (Unless of > course the addition was to be held for approval, but then what's the > difference to the current system?). The difference to currently... Standardised entry to reduce missing required info. No need to mail this list to ask for inclusion. Having implemented an entry system, editing to update data is relatively simple. Approval/Refection would be simply a matter of clicking a "button". No need to manually add the data to a page, etc. -- Niel Archer --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
