> Well, I have no say whatsoever about what's allowed on this > list, any more > than you have. And I certainly have nothing against > suggestions based on > experience. I was merely commenting on the increase in list > noise in the > last few days, about OSs, editors, frameworks, etc; this isn't really > intended to be a personal criticism of you (or anyone else in > particular) > but I had a useful response to this question, so this was a > good a place as > any to comment.
Very true, and I've been involved in a couple of those. > But you do have to admit, many times on this very list you've > provided your > feelings about Linux vs Windows; I seem to recall your > self-description as a > "Linux snob". And there's nothing wrong with that. I agree > with you that for > general server functionality, Linux is better than Windows, > all other things > being equal. But this list covers a pretty specific topic - CF - and a > little evangelism about OT subjects goes a long way. A lot of > people use > Windows because they have to, or because they're more > comfortable with it, > or because that's what came on their shiny new Dell server, > and "use Linux > instead" is not an appropriate answer for the vast majority > of questions on > this list, in my opinion. I tried to be a 'List Cop' once on this list, when someone asked a question about a MySQL query, and everybody jumped down my throat (admittedly I wasn't very tactful). This list gets a LOT of traffic, and I know it's annoying at times to see so much OT stuff. That said, there is little to no list moderation here, and in general it's a free for all. All tech related topics seem to be fair game, from ASP.Net problems to Windows administration. So, I find myself participating in OT topics, and I gave up on trying to keep things 'OT' (although I try not to originate OT threads), because honestly I can't even tell what the topic is supposed to be (even though the list title should provide some direction). And I don't envy the list creators either, because the bandwidth here is pretty much unmanageable. I'd love too know if there are any posted rules on HOF somewhere so people could be pointed that direction when neccessary. But there are a lot of people on the list that don't care, and will often say "You know where your delete button is, use it!" ----------- This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. A1. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:242843 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
