OK, jeeezzzz. Evertybody to OT or mom is going to whip us.
see ya there. MRW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carroll Grigsby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 9:11 PM Subject: [newbie] Where's Todd Lyons when I need him? > I joined this list several years ago because I needed all the help with Linux > that I could get (still do), and this seemed like the best place to get it. I > was right -- good advice, good people. As an unexpected bonus, I've made a > lot of friends here, too. It's my belief that this list comes as close to > being a genuine community as anything that I've seen on the web. > > I did NOT join this list to read great gobs of illiterate political ravings by > otherwise very intelligent and likeable people who sadly seem to periodically > lose all self control, indulging in the sort of shouting and name calling > that would get any of my grandchildren an old-fashioned ass-chewing along > with a good solid spanking. Look, if I want to read and discuss political > matters, I know lots of places to go for that. If I want to listen to the > kind of prattle that I've had to weigh through today, I can go down to the > local jail and listen to the buffoons in the drunk tank. In short, as > political analysts/proponents, you guys don't hack it. Cease and desist. > > Why the reference to Todd Lyons? Well, late last year one of these episodes > broke out on the expert list. It got hot and heavy. Todd stepped in, and sent > an off-list mail to all of those who had participated in the discussion that > anyone who continued to post to the thread would be banished. End of > discussion. FWIW, some of those guys have not been heard from since. On the > good side, the various OT lists were formed in response to that action. > > And please don't tell me about filters -- why the hell should I have to do > that to kill the drivel that other people are posting? > > (Nasty letter to follow.) > -- cmg > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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