Hey, anon. I haven't had any experience with Gloscon (except for Roshan responding to a previous blog post), and obviously can't say anything about yours. Sorry to hear you've had a disagreement.
FWIW, I didn't have any problem with his comment on the thread you indicated. I, too, had a hard time figuring out how to get something on Drupal.org's front page. How did I figure it out? Well, I had (sort of) inside information, just as Roshan suggests. I happened to be corresponding with Kieran about another matter via private email, and he pointed me at the "How to get your story on the front page" article, obscurely located at http://drupal.org/node/280488.
Would he have allowed it on the front page if we hadn't already met me face-to-face? Probably. Would I have figured out how to navigate the maze? Probably not.
In any case, the current drupal.org promotion system is suboptimal, and I don't blame Roshan (or anyone) for recognizing that. I do think he was too quick to jump to the conclusion that it's some kind of "old boys' network". But that's a minor sin IMHO.
I think we'd all do well to remember Hanlon's Razor, which in this case should probably be rephrased as "Never assume malice when being overwhelmed with work will suffice." :)
Hey, anon. I haven't had any experience with Gloscon (except for Roshan responding to a previous blog post), and obviously can't say anything about yours. Sorry to hear you've had a disagreement.
FWIW, I didn't have any problem with his comment on the thread you indicated. I, too, had a hard time figuring out how to get something on Drupal.org's front page. How did I figure it out? Well, I had (sort of) inside information, just as Roshan suggests. I happened to be corresponding with Kieran about another matter via private email, and he pointed me at the "How to get your story on the front page" article, obscurely located at http://drupal.org/node/280488.
Would he have allowed it on the front page if we hadn't already met me face-to-face? Probably. Would I have figured out how to navigate the maze? Probably not.
In any case, the current drupal.org promotion system is suboptimal, and I don't blame Roshan (or anyone) for recognizing that. I do think he was too quick to jump to the conclusion that it's some kind of "old boys' network". But that's a minor sin IMHO.
I think we'd all do well to remember Hanlon's Razor, which in this case should probably be rephrased as "Never assume malice when being overwhelmed with work will suffice." :)