I don't mind the OT stuff. If I want to read, I read, if not there's
always the delete key. I get 4-500 messages a day. I read those I want
to read, the rest I either ignore, or delete. I don't want moderation.
A little spam doesn't upset me.
James
http://home.texoma.net/~jrice/classiccomp2.html
Christopher Smith wrote:
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: William Donzelli [mailto:aw288_at_osfn.org]
>>
>
>>I would like to see some reasonably strict moderation, so we
>>can cut out
>>all of the off topic stuff before it (always) gets out of
>>hand. Off topic,
>>meaning Microsoft/AOL bashing, PeeCees, cars (antique or otherwise),
>>
>
> Not to be picky, but:
>
> AOLs early (still bad) software ran on _on topic machines_
>
> Microsofts early (still bad) software ran on _on topic machines_
>
> PeeCees (I assume in the IBM sense) older than 10 years, are,
> according to the FAQ, and no matter how much you or I may dislike
> them _on topic machines_
>
> The spark computer in an older car is arguably an _on topic machine_
>
>
>>politics, complaining about SPAM, Linux, guns, food, and at
>>least fifty
>>
>
> Linux runs on _on topic machines_
>
>
>>other topics that have made the rounds that have nothing to
>>do with old
>>computing.
>>
>
> Well, anyway, my point is that you can't just unilaterally ban
> all of those topics; it would require some very careful reading
> on the moderator's part.
>
> It may not be feasible.
>
> Now since discussing list policies is probably off topic, (not to
> mention boring) I'll stop.
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
> Amdocs - Champaign, IL
>
> /usr/bin/perl -e '
> print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n");
> '
>
>
> .
>
>
Received on Thu Feb 21 2002 - 12:45:16 GMT