In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Rich Kulawiec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Fri, May 01, 1998 at 09:00:14AM -0400, murr rhame wrote:
>> On Thu, 30 Apr 1998, Rich Kulawiec wrote:
>>
>> > Name three.
>> >
>> > I would expect that any such answer would (a) name the mailing lists
>> > explicitly and (b) explain who they are run by and that person(s)'s
>> > level of knowledge and (c) provide adequate justification for why
>> > they should be considered "the most valuable lists on the internet".
>>
>> An essay exam? [plonk] Two out of three of your criteria are
>> completely subjective. [...]
>
>They're not my criteria. They're Ron's. I simply gave my take on
>what an answer would look like -- and I could easily be wrong, since I
>was interpreting what Ron had to say. For an authoritative answer,
>I suggest you ask him.
I will accept without proof that there are indeed many mailing lists on
the net that large groups of people find to be very useful and valuable
resources _and_ which are badly administered by people who don't know
what they are doing.
In such cases, the ``value'' of the list is highly dependent upon who you
ask. The subscribers may steadfastly assert that the thing is very valuable,
whereas if you ask me, _I_ may say that (overall) the thing is mostly just
a net-menace which ought to be quietly done away with. (Other people who
have been subscription bombed... e.g. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... may perhaps
also take a position similar to mine.)
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