I've created a Gitlab issue to track the status of drafting this article. https://gitlab.gnome.org/Community/Engagement/Social-Media-and-PR/issue s/14 On Mon, 2018-04-23 at 21:56 -0700, Link Dupont wrote:
Thanks for your feedback everyone! I spent some time rewriting the article, and it has expanded into a much larger piece. I will probably be writing this as a separate article, or at least as a part of a larger article about GNOME. Considering the size, I drafted it in a wiki page instead of a paste in an email. https://wiki.gnome.org/LinkDupont/FilesDesktopIcons I feel like the larger format was necessary to explain the scenario in more detail. On Mon, 2018-04-23 at 07:10 -0700, Link Dupont wrote:Thank you, that makes a ton of sense. I'll see what I can create for a second draft. Link On Mon, 2018-04-23 at 09:42 +0100, Allan Day wrote:Thanks for reaching out about this, Link. I know from experience that writing about contentious decisions can be tricky to get right. Liam R. E. Quin <liam w3 org> wrote: ...Remember that the only people made happy by removing features generally are developers...I agree with Liam here. Introducing features that users appreciate as "technical debt" is only going to irritate them. My suggestion would be to: 1. Start with a more positive, user-centered, narrative: how the Nautilus developers are working to improve the experience for users. What they've done recently to do that, what they're planning to do. 2. The current draft makes the removal sound like an implementation failure rather than a technical design question. I think it's important to explain it in terms of the intrinsic nature of icons on the desktop - it's a very different file browsing experience. 3. Stress that the Nautilus developers do care about those who use icons on the desktop. Emphasise that alternatives have been considered. Argue that the people using those alternatives is a better option for them and for everyone as the code base moves forward. Allan_______________________________________________ engagement-list mailing list engagement-list gnome org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/engagement-list_______________________________________________ engagement-list mailing list engagement-list gnome org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/engagement-list
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