Yes, I agree, two weeks is FAR too short a time.
We generally allow feeds to be idle for as long as their normal updating period requires. A school feed, for example, might go dead during the entire summer vacation period. Or a running marathon might go idle until just before it's next yearly date. That said, when looking at feeds I find it's ok to give them about a 4 month window. We periodically run reports that look for moldy oldies and handle them. One important rule of thumb for reviewers is "if you're not sure, then pass on handling it". If you don't like the content or aren't sure about some part of it then don't waste your time. Ask here on the list for help or just skip over it. There are plenty of feeds out there and we'd much rather see folks concentrating on stuff they grasp. -Bill Kearney Syndic8.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen S. Firstenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 07:52:01AM -0600, GT McCulloch wrote: > > > 2. No updates in over 2 weeks. > > While this might be a good "rule of thumb", it should not be an > absolute (this is why humans are in the loop). Consider, for example, > feeds 32002, 32003, and 32004 which are updated once a month. Or > consider (more hypothetically) a feed with ski conditions which would > update frequently during the winter, but might not during the summer. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/Tcy2bD/SOnJAA/cosFAA/IRislB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you're getting "too much mail" then send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (this will tell it to stop sending you mail) To change your membership use THIS WEB PAGE: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/syndic8/join (here you can set your mail to digest, no mail or LEAVE the list) To find more info about Syndicated XML newsfeeds visit http://www.syndic8.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syndic8/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
