Re: PG "Users" page?

> 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. :)

Oh, I'm sure the majority are legit. The point is that it's a 'Featured' user page, not just a random list of users which would be so incomplete and, well, random, that it would have little use.

A featured list requires assessment of requests, some sort of inclusion criteria, and one or more people to deal with all that, make the decision and update the site. We're generally pretty bad at doing that sort of thing.

>
> Regards and best wishes,
>
> Justin Clift
>
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