“Just drop John a note. Tell him you don’t like his software. Let me know how that works out.”
OK, but I’ll phrase it a little differently.
What is the approved method for dropping John a note?
Thanks in advance for helping out a noob.
His name is his ping. Just like this. If you want it private, send him a FReep mail.
Don't think there's an approved method, but just send a PM to him.
I guess you know why most are giving you a hard time by now. I'm glad you haven't left due to the ribbing. It's a good man that has ideas, especially when it comes to drawing in new visitors to this site (this cause).
Be respectful that some folks have been here for awhile and tend to become comfortable with the terms and quirks of this site. The interface is, by now, second-nature to them. We all learned how to use it. Hell, all I know about HTML I learned from posting here! As the others have said, no one likes the new guy telling how things should be run. Was just a tactical mistake on your part I think. The overall goal of getting more new people to this site is a noble one and should not be abandoned.
This site was around long before every Tom, Dick and Harry news site had a 'comments' section after every news story. When I joined, you could post full articles from any new site without restriction, after which people would post their comments. Live TV events had 'live threads' (and still do). This place was one of the first to offer that sort of internet experience (at least that I knew of). That functionality's been restricted over the years, but the culture here has grown and thrived; new flies still come to the flytrap. The software seems to hold its own, with the exception here and there. I'd suggest that you list specific change requests to John Robinson, rather than "let's switch to PHP tomorrow!" type of things ;P
Send your suggestions to the guys that run this place and good luck to you!