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Re: Contact info on the Meisters page of CG
From: |
Trevor Daniels |
Subject: |
Re: Contact info on the Meisters page of CG |
Date: |
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:45:25 +0100 |
>> If I had my email address clearly exposed in the project page, it
>> would be only tangentially more prone to spam than it currently is. I
>> do not oppose to show it, possibly with a minimal obfuscation such as
>> 'at' 'dot' and the like, which spambots can already decypher anyway.
My email address has been unchanged and exposed for nigh on 25 yrs
now. I don't think exposure on the lilypond website is likely to have
much effect on the spam I currently receive. I've learnt how to deal with
it.
> I think if we can manage long-running "project aliases" like
> address@hidden, that would be preferable. We have
> responsibilities shifting not infrequently, and people just _love_ to
> consult documentation that has been outdated for decades and/or that is
> corresponding to the software version they have installed.
That's a reasonable thing to do, but it has no effect on reducing
spam.
> Alternatively, point people directly to the mailing lists.
That's a good suggestion. All the developers are contactable
via the devel list, and anyone can post there via gmane without
needing to subscribe.
Trevor