OT: netiquette (was: The Perfect SpamSnake - Ubuntu 8.04 TLS)

[Peter Farrow]

shuttlebox wrote:
> On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Peter Farrow <peter at farrows.org> wrote:
>   
>>  BTW, you didn't see that comment from Res' because it was sent to me,  just
>> thought I would share it with you so you understand how you come across
>> sometimes, take it on board, and make yourself a better person for it...
>>     
>
> Maybe you shouldn't use Res as an example. :-) A guy who got in so
> much trouble on this list he asked to be removed from it himself and
> the wish was granted, then he subscribed again to lurk and posts
> privately to people which all in all is kind of silly if you ask me.
> In my mind Hugo is very reasonable compared to what I have read from
> Res. After all, this list is populated by e-mail admins, if they are
> "educated" about top-posting, how threading works and my favorite -
> trimming replies, they might influence their users and we will have a
> better world. :-)
>
>   
I agree, but Hugo's reply just pressed my button, far too much tied up 
with protocol, rather than just saying thanks.

If you constantly nit-pick over what really are irrellevances you end 
with a mailing list tied up with discussions about posting, how to post, 
how not to post etc etc, and it becomes worthless, rather like a 
playground argument over who said what.

This list is already diluted far too much with self appointed net-cops, 
and that really had to be said.  Given the same set of circumstances and 
looking back, my only regret is that I wasn't harder on Hugo first time 
round.   Res' comment seems right on the money in the case...

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