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Just wanted to mention that Mark (Lindner) *does* know his blog is linked from planet code4lib. He didn't ask for it to be, it was just linked, and quite a while ago. I've asked about having my blog linked there too but I definitely don't intend to change the content (much of which is purposefully personal or non-library related) to accomodate other's reading interests. I think I had a conversation with Ed Summers quite a while ago and he encouraged me to go ahead and request it be added but I never followed through. I'd be ok with Ranti's suggestion but I personally feel that placing some sort of onus on blog authors isn't a great solution. I sort through 100s of threads every day and am quite happy ignoring ones on topics that aren't on point or what I am looking for and I think this would be ok for planet code4lib as well. $.02 from a lurker. Steve On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 4:53 PM, Jonathan Gorman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Catching up on some of Mark's posts I can see why some might want him off. > Perhaps someone who's more emotionally attached to the issue of removal > might just want to contact him and see if he knows he's on the list or if he > wants to remain on? > > I realized I don't honestly care enough about the planet one way or the > other. I'd be sad to see it go, but I wouldn't wail in misery. > > Jon > > ---- Original message ---- > >Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 17:31:03 -0400 > >From: Jonathan Rochkind <[log in to unmask]> > >Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] planet.code4lib.org -- 3 suggestions > >To: [log in to unmask] > > > >No one other than me is managing it at present. Pretty much the only > >'management' I do is adding blogs whenever someone asks me too. (I also > >did just a bit of fine-tuning of the CSS for the html version). I think > >it may be the planet software that decides what order to display > >lastname and firstname, but feel free to email me ones that are > >displaying oddly, and I'll see if I can fix them. I'm not going to get > >into serious hacking of the planet software though, or replacing it with > >other software (I _maybe_ could be convinced to upgrade it if there's an > >upgrade available). (if anyone else wants to do any of that stuff, > >raise your hand on the list, and we can probably get you access). > > > >An unanswered question is when or if the community ever expects me to > >_remove_ blogs from the planet. It's not clear. I don't want to remove > >them if people are going to see it as an abuse of power or something, as > >some have indicated they would. (Most could probably care less either > way). > > > >Other blogs people have suggested I remove from the code4lib aggregator, > >as consisting of mainly nontopical content for code4lib, are Mark > >Lindner and Meredith Farkas. I guess say so if you'd like to LEAVE > >those on the aggregator, and if nobody says so, I'll leave them. If > >someone does say so... then I have no idea. :) > > > >Jonathan > > > >Jodi Schneider wrote: > >> I'm a big fan of the planet aggregator. Normally I make suggestions on > >> #code4lib. However, Jonathan Rochkind asked me to bring them up onlist > >> this time. (Who besides Jonathan is managing the planet at present?) > >> > >> (1) Bjorn Tipling suggested removing him, since he's going to focus on > >> politics: > >> "Some of the places where my blog is being tracked, such as code4lib and > >> netlamers, might want to look at whether or not they want to continue to > >> follow me." > >> http://bjorn.tipling.com/2008/05/17/blog-pundits/ > >> Can we remove his blog please? > >> > >> (2) I'd really like a changelog--which might further justify > >> adding/dropping blogs without discussion. > >> > >> (3) Could we please label blogs consistently? For individuals, we have > >> mostly lastname, firstname with a few firstname lastname. Either way > >> works. But the mixture rankles (sad, I know!). > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> -Jodi > >> > >> Jodi Schneider > >> Science Library Specialist > >> Amherst College > >> 413-542-2076 > >> > >> > > > >-- > >Jonathan Rochkind > >Digital Services Software Engineer > >The Sheridan Libraries > >Johns Hopkins University > >410.516.8886 > >rochkind (at) jhu.edu >