Re: Thanks To

On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Daniel Brown <danbrown@php.net> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Philip Olson <philip@roshambo.org> wrote: >> Hi guys! >> >> How about moving the "Thanks To" off of the front page, but having a "Thanks >> To" box under "Tips and Tricks" on the right. Listing 20 links doesn't really >> fit well on the front page but it was okay way back when it was just a few links. An alternative: >> remove the <ul>, use a small font, and list them all in mt_rand() order at the bottom. So >> like: >> >> <p class="tiny">Thanks to (in random order): foo, bar, and baz</p> >> >> That is, if this solves SEO concerns. Whatever the case, we should not be afraid to mess >> with it. > > I'd like to have a section that randomizes our thanks-to on the > front page and shows just one provider, with their logo, name and > link, and a quick synopsis of what they provide to the project. Then, > I'd like to completely get rid of the thanks.php page. It's really > insulting to those who really do want to support the project when > someone emails us saying something like, "pls advise how i can gets > thanked on ur php.net site." Indeed. It is. But removing all we actually would like to thank for their support, and only display them randomly is a step away from showing respect and thanks, to showing disrespect. I like the idea of randomizing their order in the footer, and even show them on all pages like we do for mirrors. Just their names is enough, what they donate/do/whatever isn't really relevant, is it? > majority do. Perhaps we not only make these (or similar changes), but > also only allow listing in the thanks-to section after 30 days of > issue-less service? Just throwing some unprompted suggestions into Are you looking to get promoted from your drill sergeant role? Lets not create more work for us :) -Hannes