10/14 So, amckee and mrauser think that a csua web forum would be a good
idea. If fact, they think it would surpass the motd in
popularity. I disagree because CSUA discussion forums don't have
much draw. There's no theme except that all the people on them
are CSUA members. However, what if we had a web forum and the
subjects of the current active threads were displayed on login
(as the motd used to be)? We could even have them display on the
lounge machines on login as xterm as an ad to join the CSUA.
-jrleek
\_ They have valid points. Kids today don't value their CS accounts
like the old farts. They prefer to use yahoo, gmail, POP3, and
what not, bypassing motd completely. Secondly, motd has been
in a steadily declining state ever since paolo disabled
"more /etc/motd.public" for default .login. Most of the new
soda users don't even know about wall or motd. I predict the
death of wall and motd within 5 years. With new user monitoring
mechanism in place, it may even speed up the process. Your goal
to make motd more civil is a very noble goal, and I completely
support it. However, unless you want to see motd dying, you
should also concentrate your efforts on getting new members.
\_ I agree with you, but politburo doesn't. I've already had
the "let's make the motd display on login again"
conversation with them 2 or 3 times. So, the above was my
attempt at a compromise. -jrleek |
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