ADMIN Re: YADA10YR

From: Jay West <jwest_at_classiccmp.org>
Date: Thu Sep 4 15:53:00 2003

The reason Sellam never got a response to his query was because I still have
not caught up on all my emails from being out a few days (funeral). I am
slowly catching up on them as I get "spare time", they are all saved in queue
and I'll get to them when I can. Ya know I'm also trying to build a new
classiccmp server (well, the drive in a temp machine)... geeze.

My feeling about Sellam posting some items from the VCM list is that it is ok,
unless a bunch of people complain. Most times I just go with what the obvious
majority wants.

With regards to the YADA10YR... I didn't know it was a discussion. The policy
is "not manufactured for 10 years". However, I reserve the right to bend that
occasionally when moderating posts, depending on the circumstances. It's
handled on a case by case basis. I have no problems with someone asking about
BIOS access on an old PC. Especially if it hits the 10 year no longer
manufactured rule. Yes, "coolness factor" counts. But I will nix threads about
general windows issues. This rule is not meant to restrict posting, it's meant
to keep things on-topic. And yes, it is subjective, and I will use good common
sense when pulling that rule off the shelf. If you don't think I'm capable of
making that call... get some bandwidth, go install mailman..... If that makes
me a list-nazi so be it.

Jay West

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Vintage Computer Festival
  To: Classic Computer
  Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 3:12 PM
  Subject: Re: YADA10YR (Yet Another Discussion About the 10 Year Rule)


  On Thu, 4 Sep 2003, chris wrote:

> The nazis they have as list nannies are unreal, and the list mom may be
> the worst of the bunch. I think even Sellam would find their level of
> topic policing to be too much ;-)

  Somewhat. I e-mailed the list "mom" to ask if it would be OK to post a
  message about the Vintage Computer Marketplace and never got a response
  after a few days, so I went ahead anyway. One person flamed me and said
  the message would be removed from the archive, one person politely scolded
  me, and another person sent me a note saying it sounded interesting and
  that they would be checking it out.

  It wasn't unexpected, but whatever.

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  Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
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