On 1/29/2010 12:12 PM, Jonathan LaCour wrote:
I haven't posted much on this list, but have attempted to keep up with
the conversation. Lately, it seems that things have degenerated. That is
not to say that there haven't been some good conversations, but we're in
dead horse territory at this point on some issues.
I know its been a busy week, what with the iPad insanity, but I'd love
to see the leadership (I'm looking at you Gus and John) step up and make
some declarations on some of the most contentious issues.
How about starting with HTML message composition? It seems to be a
sticking point on the list right now, and I'd love to see Gus and John
just come out and say "its out" (preferably) or "its in" so that the
discussion can move forward to other, more important topics.
At the same time, if the leadership is still soliciting feedback on an
issue, it might be good to say "we're not sure yet" to green light
further discussion.
I agree wholeheartedly. I don't think 50 emails per hour arguing about
things is accomplishing anything.
As of now, I'm not sure if anyone is collecting requirements or not.
Gus and a few other people seem to be coding some stuff which is great
but right now I don't have much idea of what people are doing besides
arguing. Maybe that's ok for now since most of us are not on the
development team.
What we need, if it's not already being done, is to define the intended
user, which has been done somewhat, and then nail down at least some
requirements. The requirements gathering has to be done in a way where
people submit their ideas and the leaders pick and define which ones
will be done for whatever milestone is set.
I wonder since we don't see too much activity from the project or tech
leads, are they even keeping up with all these arguments? My guess is
probably not and they're communicating outside of this list in order to
remain more productive.
Devon
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