On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 3:00 AM, Andrei Popescu<[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon,27.Jul.09, 16:53:54, Tim Beauregard wrote: >> I recently re-subscribed having been off for about four years. The >> changes I have noticed are: >> >> 1. Much less traffic. I previously got 250+ posts per day. Now 50-100. >> Could this be due to the development of ubuntu? > > If you look at the traffic charts you will notice a big decrease after > some big OT flamewars (anyone remember sponge-bob?). Unfortunately the > list also lost some good posters then... > >> 3. Less digression, and if it occurs, it dies out in a day or two. >> Previously it could go on for weeks, particularly if a political agenda >> develops. > > See above. > >> 5. Less newbie posts. Ubuntu? >> 6. Less configuration questions. Could this be due to improvement of >> the kernel and included libraries? > > In the 3+ years I've been with Debian I've seen *great* improvements in > user-friendliness.
I wonder what "user-friendliness" means, sometimes. I'm not claiming that my posts have always been on-topic/appropriate, but it seems to me that "friendlieness" has meant (since I've been arround ( . . . not that long)), treat every question as . . . umm . . good . . . despite the fact that many questions have been asked before and discussed, at length (eg, broadcom wifi, install, "how to set up a wireless network," etc). In the end, I wonder about this list's tolerance for sarcasm and "the-basic-pointing-out-of-the-obviousness" ( . . . walked into it, bring it on . . .). I appreciate other list's sense of humor (can you guess which one?). I appreciate the OP's sentiment that the lack of flaming is good . . . but, a good (hearted) laugh at another's expense is . . . fun . . . and seems to be discourged/avoided here. Why? What's the problem? A thick skin is an attribute, not a detrimment. (my speling suks, sawri) > > Regards, > Andrei > -- > If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. > (Albert Einstein) > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJKbrAjAAoJEHNWs3jeoi3p7noIAJyFXW49qdt0Bso+iT/rKBo7 > 2hY3WiCyTGTKcIsg2ZlDru6AqtvFFWqfGYeuV0qEIxdTSJRfIrY0ywXobC/bctFN > lLAxDIVOa4h7anEdt5bdzaISd6WVyesPYPZxhymMRXU7z+T7Qk+usSLzsFhIZvhc > mxtJuawi78RJocsD7xSICnxY+pn5CyWrPkY/vmm8Md1l9EOGI9GgG67RyErrA6K2 > eXoV6da+GFySQ4LX7i1CEZ1tt6VyIKAl0EDUybo1SmDC0OmsQXg1S6nyOWtUtzpt > 0QGNVKhhnf7WDHcTrMu7sDyZlndc3Irht6gpx7DC7BKnLcOh9OTeDnBZqlK3r/I= > =3ZD6 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
