> In a way the OP is spamming the list, but really ... > Is is etiquette to be so nasty about it? >
No, it is not etiquette to be nasty. I was helpful and gave him my suggestions, and further refined ideas with the OP off list. But I do not want other list members to say "hey, Brian got away with it so why not me too?". What you call nasty, I call stern. > He is clearly a private citizen with a desire to comtribute. That his > attempts fall short of your standards, merely indicates that his request > is justified. Fall short of my standards? The OP asked for suggestions and I gave them. I was being critical only in the constructive sense. > Concerns about his privacy policy really can't be addressed by insisting > that he state it on his web site. How do we know he is not a manufactured > entity designed by <whisper> Al Qaeda </whisper>? Would a stated privacy > policy protect you from "the evil one"? As that great urban philosopher, > Rodney King, once said, "Can't we all just get along?" > I did not insist. I let him know that it would prevent me from signing up. I do not trust that my information would not be abused or compromised anyway, but at least lie to me and tell me that the information is safe. > Peace. > I wish for it every day, my friend. You have no idea. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org