The signal on this channel is Linux; the more your transmissions stray from Linux, the more they qualify as noise. High S/N ratio is good, low is bad. This channel has historically had relatively high S/N ratio and that is its primary value, the reason we gather here.
Sadly, that is precisely the reason the abusers feel the urge to spew their crap all over this channel instead of the infinitude of other channels available to them - they know that we are held hostage because we keep expecting (desperately hoping) that the formerly high S/N ratio will be restored. So, most of us will just keep silent, waiting for them to regain control of their sphincters. Unfortunately, it's in the abuser's nature to misinterpret that silence to mean that we have been rendered breathless and reverent by the compelling logic and clarity of their vision. If only they understood that it's actually the same kind of embarassed silence that would fall over a successful cocktail party if the host's drooling moron nephew suddenly appeared (having escaped from the bedroom where he'd been locked away) and started flicking boogers into the onion dip while barking demented nonsense at the guests. To the abusers, for the Nth time: if what you have to say is so fscking valuable, why is it that *NOBODY* ever listens to it when given a choice in the matter...? And since we've already indicated our choice in the matter by gathering here, why not respect that choice? Why not at least go somewhere else to inflict your wisdom on unwilling victims? Oh, yeah - I just said why... ( and couldn't you at least put [OT] in the Subject: ? ) _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss