[opensuse] Is it possible to flag or report posts on this list for removal when off-topic?
I find the mailing lists and its archives an invaluable resource when I need to fix a specific problem. Chances are someone has experienced that same problem as me and has a solution that I can build off of =) I find some threads go off topic with people trying to have other debates or discussions. This makes it hard to read through a thread and catch the on-topic posts and see the solution to the original problem. Don't get me wrong, when help comes, it is usually more than what's needed and becomes insightful as I learn more about Linux and openSUSE in general. In fact, I'm not reading this list for much help anymore, but just to entertain myself and watch people flame or bicker at each other. I even look forward to it on Sunday and know what users to look for to read an amusing argument =) I don't think there is a reporting mechanism (at least couldn't find one searchable through the archive) to report a topic as off-topic and get it removed. What can I do to help this situation when it comes up and I find topics going off the radar? Do end users like me maybe just post to that thread and reference some guidelines for posting on the mailing list that would include "staying on-topic"? Is there a link I can use with best-practices or guidelines? I couldn't find one at http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Communication_channels - I have trouble seeing the little things so if it is in a corner of the page in text with a size of pt 6 in grey italics, please forgive me =) SaultDon -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Donovan Cameron wrote:
I find some threads go off topic with people trying to have other debates or discussions. [snip] I don't think there is a reporting mechanism (at least couldn't find one searchable through the archive) to report a topic as off-topic and get it removed.
What can I do to help this situation when it comes up and I find topics going off the radar?
Interrupt the thread and politely suggest to people to take the discussion to opensuse-offtopic. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (-3.8°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - free DNS hosting, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 02/23/2013 07:28 PM, Donovan Cameron wrote:
reference some guidelines for posting on the mailing list that would include "staying on-topic"? Is there a link I can use with best-practices or guidelines?
I couldn't find one at http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Communication_channels
on that page, click on "Mailing list netiquette" which is introduced as an "article that explains customs on our mailing lists . . ." that link takes you to http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Mailing_list_netiquette where you find all the ammunition a Mailing List Cop might wanna quote ;-) do as you wish, but personally i'd let the ones who already knew where and how to find the 'rules' do the chiding.. ymmv dd -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday, 2013-02-23 at 11:28 -0700, Donovan Cameron wrote:
I don't think there is a reporting mechanism (at least couldn't find one searchable through the archive) to report a topic as off-topic and get it removed.
Impossible. Even if such a mechanism gets implemented, this is not the only archive of these lists. There are other archives in the web, and they get their contents by direct subscription to all the maillist they want. Gmame is one such. YOu would have to request all of them to remove content. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. (from 12.1 x86_64 "Asparagus" at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlEpF1YACgkQtTMYHG2NR9V7XACeL+uqW/3gVEfsz/847SE73HGr lVQAn1ThLLFOvj1vnP8M5xOVaHfdmU9q =aQnr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Thanks for the suggestions everyone.
@per
The opensuse-offtopic list is a good place for those discussions to
happen, I'll remember that.
@denver
That's what I was looking for - it is perfect ammo.
@carlos
Yea, I even thought about the fact that the list is volunteer driven
and posts that are reported tend to be advertising/phishing spam. So
that's where attention is usually given when it comes to post removal
and such.
On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 12:23 PM, Carlos E. R.
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On Saturday, 2013-02-23 at 11:28 -0700, Donovan Cameron wrote:
I don't think there is a reporting mechanism (at least couldn't find one searchable through the archive) to report a topic as off-topic and get it removed.
Impossible.
Even if such a mechanism gets implemented, this is not the only archive of these lists. There are other archives in the web, and they get their contents by direct subscription to all the maillist they want. Gmame is one such.
YOu would have to request all of them to remove content.
- -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. (from 12.1 x86_64 "Asparagus" at Telcontar)
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday, 2013-02-24 at 16:28 -0700, Donovan Cameron wrote:
@carlos Yea, I even thought about the fact that the list is volunteer driven and posts that are reported tend to be advertising/phishing spam. So that's where attention is usually given when it comes to post removal and such.
I didn't say anything related to that :-? - I lost you. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. (from 12.1 x86_64 "Asparagus" at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlEqxE4ACgkQtTMYHG2NR9VFHQCggtrLtxiJWKBb3OmF55PCAjaH 4TIAoI2fOUC3YJ6LHECFjGkI6AzrXq8q =Cxlm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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