Re: replace training blurb with upcoming pug meetings?

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
Subject: Re: replace training blurb with upcoming pug meetings?
Date: 2008-05-29 01:55:49
Message-ID: 200805290155.m4T1tnO18764@momjian.us
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Robert Treat wrote:
> > The suggestion to have a list of PUGs over training could go the other
> > way too. We could say "Want a PUG?". If they do, they'll click. That is
> > of course fairly silly, but then so is "Want training?", which hides
> > anything interesting and unusual and effectively kills it. If we do that
> > I may as well pack up and just offer one course called "Training".
> >
>
> See, to me the current training blurb is already devoid enough of content that
> I think it is only marginally better than a direct link pointing people
> towards the full training. Adding in a list of PUG meetings helps highlight
> the growing regional presence and international communities for postgres
> around the world. I feel this used to be accomplished by the training
> listing, but there was so much gamesmanship between the training companies
> that we had to mold it into it's current, less than exciting, format. I don't
> expect that gamesmanship from the PUGS.

Agreed. While we need a training page, it is hard to argue we need to
show any training details on the main page.

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