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  15     <B>Andrew Church</B>
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  19     <I>Thu Dec  5 11:12:01 PST 2002</I>
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  34 <PRE>     This is mentioned in section 7 of the manual, but just so that
  35 everybody's clear on this matter:
  36
  37      I read every message sent to me, whether privately or via either of
  38 the Services mailing lists (this one or ircservices-coding@).  However, I
  39 do not respond to most of them.  This is primarily because I'm just one
  40 person and there are only 24 hours in a day, the majority of which I spend
  41 working and sleeping, and the remainder of which I would like to have at
  42 least some to myself.  In particular, I generally don't respond to simple
  43 questions, because there are many other people on the mailing list who can
  44 answer just as well, or to feature requests, because there really isn't
  45 much point in responding--90% of the time the answer would be &quot;thanks for
  46 your suggestion, I'll consider it.&quot;  But I do read everything, so don't
  47 feel like you're being ignored if you don't get a response.
  48
  49      As far as feature suggestions, I tend toward keeping Services &quot;lean&quot;
  50 in the sense of not adding features that can be handled as well or better
  51 by other programs (see FAQ Z.5).  For example, I'm strongly against the
  52 idea of a &quot;BotServ&quot; such as some other Services-like programs use--that's
  53 what bots are for, after all.  I'm more likely to look favorably on
  54 suggestions that (1) make possible something that couldn't be easily done
  55 before and (2) have wide applicability--i.e., are useful for many people in
  56 many circumstances, as opposed to &quot;special-case&quot; features that would be
  57 rarely used.
  58
  59      I do try to respond to suggestions if either they're already under
  60 development or I've decided not to use them.  If I turn down a suggestion,
  61 or it doesn't get added as quickly as you like, you're of course free to
  62 add it yourself (or get someone else to do it for you).  I may also
  63 consider such a suggestion if you're willing to pay me for the work, but
  64 keep in mind that my time is expensive; if you can find a friend with free
  65 time to do the programming you may be better off.
  66
  67   --Andrew Church
  68     <A HREF="http://www.ircservices.za.net/mailman/listinfo/ircservices">achurch at achurch.org</A>
  69     <A HREF="http://achurch.org/">http://achurch.org/</A>
  70
  71 &gt;<i>Do you guys at least acknowledge, if not use, any suggestions for future
  72 </I>&gt;<i>releases of IRCServices?
  73 </I>&gt;<i>
  74 </I>&gt;<i>I feel that IRC Services is the most compatible with my wants for my
  75 </I>&gt;<i>server.  Although I cannot program, I enjoy helping and finding new ways
  76 </I>&gt;<i>for developments that interest and affect me.  I do plan to use IRC
  77 </I>&gt;<i>Services for a long time to come, I like the look and commands offered,
  78 </I>&gt;<i>but I always see room for improvement
  79 </I>&gt;<i>
  80 </I>&gt;<i>I am compiling a list of suggestions and improvements for the services,
  81 </I>&gt;<i>and want to know if you would at least read and acknowledge them, and
  82 </I>&gt;<i>possibly use some.
  83 </I>&gt;<i>
  84 </I>&gt;<i>Would that be ok?
  85 </I>&gt;<i>Thank you for all of your hard work and your services!
  86 </I>&gt;<i>
  87 </I>&gt;<i>Neal Kirby
  88 </I>&gt;<i>- JamesBond, Founder
  89 </I>&gt;<i>- CleanChat IRC Network - <A HREF="http://www.cleanchat.net/">http://www.cleanchat.net/</A>
  90 </I>&gt;<i>- Catch you on the net! - irc.cleanchat.net
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