Greg,
I, for one, would really hate to see you leave the list because there
happens to be a few that can't behave themselves in public. Wouldn't it be
easier to just write the owners of the list and request a moritorium on
malicious behavior?
--
Mark
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On Thu, 14 Sep 2000, Greg Stewart wrote:
> To clear things up, and hopefully make this thread go away:
>
> The Linux-Mandrake Spanish Website does offer similar multi-linugal suport
> lists as the English website. However, the options are: English,
> English-Summarised, French, and Italian.
>
> If a native Spanish speaking individual chooses to write to an english
> speaking board there may be a good reason for it: ie. English speakers on
> the list may be from America, and have more exposure to Linux, and benefit
> from better availability and the lower overall cost of computers; May
> popluate the message boards more heavily than foreign language boards, and
> therefore offer better opportunity for response; May speak a language that,
> although foreign, is better understood than the others; etcetera, etcetera,
> blah blah blah.
>
> Frankly, I'm getting tired of people and their bloated sense of
> self-importance on this list, and have made up my mind that in a week, if
> bashing and flaming doesn't all settle down, I'm leaving.
>
> I appologise to those with whom I have a good rapport, and to whom I have
> been able to provide assistance, but the fact is that there should be
> absolutley no need to instruct new list members in methods of acceptable
> conduct.
>
> For those who appreciate my help, if I do in fact leave you may continue to
> write me off-list. But as things has been going, there is simply not much
> here to keep me anymore.
>
> --Greg
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kathleen Dickason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > You're right. Perhaps he can understand English but not compose in it?
> I'd
> > be willing to be that he posted to the lists in the languages he can
> > understand, but wrote in his primary language. I guess that's spamming,
> but
> > I have lots of empathy for newbies desperate for information. :/
> >
> > I'm curious: is it against the rules for someone to post a request in a
> > language other than the list language, looking for an answer in the list
> > language?
> >
> > Kathleen
> >
> > "Austin L. Denyer" wrote:
> >
> > > The mandrake lists are available in several different languages - you
> > > select which one when you subscribe via the website, although I did not
> > > see a Spanish one.
> > >
> > > I think the thing that irks most is that the guy states in his e-mail
> > > that he also speaks English and Italian. If he can speak English then
> > > why not POST in English? If his Italian is better than his English then
> > > there is an Italian version of this list...
> > >
> > > For the benefit of the others, it is NOT an advert - dwyatt is right.
> > >
> > > It actually says (loosely translated):
> > > =================
> > > Newbie Group: I need to know if you could send to me or inform me which
> > > Web site I can download drivers from so that mandrake can boot in
> > > graphics mode. Linux does not recognize my graphics card. This is the
> > > Diamond VIPER II Z200. I hope that you can help me, since, if it is not
> > > possible I will not be able to run Linux on my computer.
> > > Thank you very much.
> > > Fernando Vasconcelos.
> > > My e-mail is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > PS: I can understand English and Italian
> > > ==================
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Ozz.
> > >
> > > > No, it's not. It's open to anyone. Mandrake is a French distro,
> > > IIRC...
> > > >
> > > > > what the heck!!!!!!!!
> > > > > buddy this is an english speaking news group and we dont like
> > > advertisements!
> >
> >
>
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