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[opensuse] Re: Removal of OT posters Was: Now this gives "Playing with your pingus" a whole new meaning
- From: Jonathan Arnold <jdarnold@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 09:49:53 -0400
- Message-id: <f2use1$rr6$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Russell Jones wrote:
> JB2 wrote:
>> On Mon 21 May 07 21:51, Pueblo Native wrote:
>>
>>
>>> ...throw yourself in front of an oncoming semi.
>>>
>>
>> Test that for us and tell us how it comes out.
>>
>
> Actually a better suggestion:
> List mods, could you threaten to remove or ban Pueblo, Patrick, et al if
> they continue posting completely OT material apropos nothing, please?
> Posting OT in relation to something already being discussed (that is
> OnT) is one thing, but just spamming the list with random articles,
> jokes, anecdotes, funny pictures, etc is another.
That's the beautiful thing about reading these lists via Gmane and using
a newsreader. One simple keystroke, and the entire thread is ignored, for
now and forever.
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Daemon Dancing in the Dark, an Open OS weblog:
http://freebsd.amazingdev.com/blog/
UNIX is user-friendly. It's just a bit picky about who its friends are.
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> JB2 wrote:
>> On Mon 21 May 07 21:51, Pueblo Native wrote:
>>
>>
>>> ...throw yourself in front of an oncoming semi.
>>>
>>
>> Test that for us and tell us how it comes out.
>>
>
> Actually a better suggestion:
> List mods, could you threaten to remove or ban Pueblo, Patrick, et al if
> they continue posting completely OT material apropos nothing, please?
> Posting OT in relation to something already being discussed (that is
> OnT) is one thing, but just spamming the list with random articles,
> jokes, anecdotes, funny pictures, etc is another.
That's the beautiful thing about reading these lists via Gmane and using
a newsreader. One simple keystroke, and the entire thread is ignored, for
now and forever.
--
Jonathan Arnold (mailto:jdarnold@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Daemon Dancing in the Dark, an Open OS weblog:
http://freebsd.amazingdev.com/blog/
UNIX is user-friendly. It's just a bit picky about who its friends are.
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To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxx
For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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