Re: PG "Users" page?

From: Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
Cc: PostgreSQL Advocacy Group <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PG "Users" page?
Date: 2016-09-11 16:47:10
Message-ID: 7971F28A-4537-4D8C-97AD-46465742C8AB@postgresql.org
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On 11 Sep 2016, at 17:27, Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org> wrote:
> On 11 Sep 2016, at 17:14, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>>> On 11 Sep 2016, at 16:55, Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi us,
>>>
>>> Just noticed that our Featured Users page has “Sun Microsystems” listed:
>>>
>>> https://www.postgresql.org/about/users/
>>> (Under “Technology” at the bottom)
>>>
>>> Should we update that to say “Oracle” :D … or maybe just nuke that entry?
>>
>> That page is completely unmaintained. I proposed removing it a couple of years back, but was met with strong objections coupled with a complete lack of volunteers to actually do the work to keep it up to date.
>>
>> I strongly feel it should be removed still - it is probably responsible for 25% of emails to webmaster@ from random companies requesting inclusion.
>
> Do they seem like legit requests, or more like companies not really using
> PG?
>
> If it seems like the 2nd, maybe we could have a policy like this?
>
> “We’re happy to include any company here who actively helps out on
> our mailing lists, and describes in detail their PostgreSQL usage
> on their website.”
>
> That’s coming from a “lets set a high bar to meet” perspective, which
> might help weed out nuisance requests. :)

Thinking more into the lack of website volunteers, maybe the above
concept should include “actively helps out with our website” too?

+ Justin

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