Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3785 mails)

[Terence McCarthy <tjmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Rosenberg [mailto:ben@xxxxxxxxx] 

> Well, until a little while ago this was a community list or so it
> seemed. But since we've had an influx of ex-<whatever distro> and
> ex-windows users it's become quite crowded and the off topic posts and
> heated discussions have become to much for this list. I don't deny that.
> But in the last couple years this list has lost that sense of community
> that it once had. With all the Nazi like posting, netiquette and other
> such behavior attacks it's become just another tech list. Sometimes I
> don't know why I stay subscribed. I mean with no sense of community it's
> just more questions about " Why X doesn't work.." " Why ppp or DSL
> doesn't work " and quite frankly most of those questions and situation
> have little interest for me. For most of the questions I have ..I can
> google them and get the same dull, sanitized feeling that this list has
> lately. So when you newbies to the list get all bent out of shape
> remember this..it's you who killed the homey, community feel of this
> list and made it feel like a hospital room. It's you who are detrimental
> to this list. Not the people with passion. I liked it much better when
> this list had that Cheers feel to it ..you know where everybody knows
> your name.
> 
> Anyway. I'll just crawl back into my corner. ;)

Don't crawl, Ben, you're right as far as I'm concerned. We don't always agree but that family for you.

Terence