[olug] Fwd: sf.net bookmarks removed

[Rob Townley]

At least SourceForge responds quickly.  Three of our expensive
proprietary software vendors simply respond only to about 1/3 to none
of my support requests. These proprietary vendors have only one
software project.  Says alot for an org that manages ~200,000 thousand
software projects.


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From: SourceForge.net Support <sfnet_ops at geek.net>
Date: Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: sf.net bookmarks removed
To: Rob.Townley at gmail.com


Hi Rob,

As you have opened a ticket on this, we'll do our follow up there. You
have been heard.

Best regards,

Daniel Hinojosa, SourceForge.net Support

sfnet_ops at geek.net

P.S. - Our support email address has changed to: sfnet_ops at geek.net

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On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:44 PM, Rob Townley <rob.townley at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Self, you are not losing your mind, your hundred or so bookmarks on
> SourceForge were purposely removed in a grand redesign without
> recourse to a read only copy as of yet.  Yes, sf really moved your
> bookmarks for about the seventh time in 7 years, but this time, they
> are not on the website, really.  So don't waste any more of your time
> or other's time looking for them.  They haven't been on sf for about 6
> weeks.  No, you didn't receive a warning.
>
> When doing a trac search for bookmarks at sf.net/support, many people
> are complaining of losing their bookmarks, and some claiming they also
> lost their mind as well.  SF claimed over 6 weeks ago they will do a
> datadump of bookmarks at sometime and will be announced on their
> status page.  Has not happened yet.  They just shot themselves in the
> foot.  That wasted too much of my time and sf's ad revenue because i
> will not be able to direct new people to particular projects i
> recommend.  Reminds me of General Motors consortium National City
> Lines  purchasing controlling ownership in streetcar companies
> (including our Lincoln Street Railway) throughout the country and
> gradually denigrating service by lessening the frequency of
> streetcars; dropping routes; reducing dependability.  At the same NCL
> launched an expensive ad campaign that buses, yes buses are high tech
> and diesel is cleaner than electric.   Black is white.  White is
> black.
>
> https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/sourceforge/ticket/6615
> https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/sourceforge/ticket/5558