Re: [gentoo-user] off topic : Dolphin massacre in Japan
on 02/26/2007 01:22 AM Mick wrote the following: > On Sunday 25 February 2007 22:45, Agg wrote: >> on 02/26/2007 12:27 AM Willie Wong wrote the following: >>> On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 11:38:35PM +0200, Penguin Lover Agg squawked: >>>> You mean an *off-topic* with a valid reply-to address is still >>>> *off-topic*. >>> Oh, come on, why can't you have the decency to spam^H post off-topic >>> from just one e-mail account? It is annoying to have to kill-file >>> multiple ones. >> If you had the decency to accept off-topic as off-topic, spam as spam, >> simple as simple, and hypocrisy as hypocrisy... > > You seem to be evidently void of any sense of relevance and proportionality. Speak for yourself: made a thread out of something *you* call spam. (1) > This is a 'gentoo-user' mailing list intended to serve the needs of > gentoo-users; specific support and discussion needs which are relevant to the > Gentoo meta-distribution. Had you been around for any length of time you > would have observed the fact that "off-topic" on this list is invariably > still relevant to IT, computers, Linux and related topics. > > After many people told you that your topic is considered irrelevant spam for > this list and that you are consuming unnecessary bandwidth, you continue to > annoy with your persistence to spam. You are. I 'm replying. > Exhibiting a messianic zeal for a good > cause in this inappropriate way, has ended up causing a disservice to an > otherwise laudable cause. (1) > Your ends do not justify your means and in this > case label you as fanatic idiot - because you have no sense of relevance, > proportionality and respect for your audience. (1) > > Couldn't you just find a *suitable* ML to raise your issue They should be aware of it. > and leave us alone? You don't have to reply to something *you* want to call spam. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] off topic : Dolphin massacre in Japan
on 02/26/2007 12:58 AM Mark Kirkwood wrote the following: > Agg wrote: >> on 02/25/2007 11:14 PM Mark Kirkwood wrote the following: >>> Agg wrote: >>> >>>> All those that replied wouldn't reply if it were an actual "spam". >>>> An off-topic is not necessarily spam. And that's exactly the specific >>>> case. >>>> >>> Spam with a valid reply-to address is still spam. >> >> You mean an *off-topic* with a valid reply-to address is still >> *off-topic*. >> >> > > No - I meant spam... off-topic in this particular case -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] off topic : Dolphin massacre in Japan
on 02/26/2007 12:27 AM Willie Wong wrote the following: > On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 11:38:35PM +0200, Penguin Lover Agg squawked: >> You mean an *off-topic* with a valid reply-to address is still *off-topic*. > > Oh, come on, why can't you have the decency to spam^H post off-topic > from just one e-mail account? It is annoying to have to kill-file > multiple ones. If you had the decency to accept off-topic as off-topic, spam as spam, simple as simple, and hypocrisy as hypocrisy... -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] off topic : Dolphin massacre in Japan
on 02/26/2007 12:29 AM Agg wrote the following: > on 02/25/2007 11:50 PM Dale wrote the following: >> Agg wrote: >>> on 02/25/2007 11:12 PM Dale wrote the following: >>> >>>> Agg wrote: >>>> >>>>> on 02/24/2007 07:51 PM Mantas Povilaitis wrote the following: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> It seems some people just cant miss an opportunity to flame and whine >>>>>> about "spam" (and it wasted like 5 s of my oh so important life OMG, >>>>>> OMFG!!!) and write pseudo-humorous juvenile nonsenses. OP at least >>>>>> wrote something meaningful while all other of you "Responsible mailing >>>>>> list users writing every little topic into its little proper mailing >>>>>> list" just continue writing total nonsenses. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> All those that replied wouldn't reply if it were an actual "spam". >>>>> An off-topic is not necessarily spam. And that's exactly the specific >>>>> case. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Then exactly what does this have to do with Gentoo, Linux or even a >>>> computer? >>>> >>>> >>> *Nothing*. It was written on the subject: *off-topic*:... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> OK then. I'm going to start selling Viagra. I'll just put off-topic in >> the subject line and it will be OK. ;-) >> >> Doesn't make sense to you either now huh? >> > > You don't have to look at the contents of a post that you think is spam. > But in the specific dolphin massacre case, those that look at it's > contents, will see that it is *not* about viagra or the like, and so, in > that case it's just off-topic. > Let me add though, that in your case, not having looked at it, will always remain spam. Simple as that. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] off topic : Dolphin massacre in Japan
on 02/25/2007 11:50 PM Dale wrote the following: > Agg wrote: >> on 02/25/2007 11:12 PM Dale wrote the following: >> >>> Agg wrote: >>> >>>> on 02/24/2007 07:51 PM Mantas Povilaitis wrote the following: >>>> >>>> >>>>> It seems some people just cant miss an opportunity to flame and whine >>>>> about "spam" (and it wasted like 5 s of my oh so important life OMG, >>>>> OMFG!!!) and write pseudo-humorous juvenile nonsenses. OP at least >>>>> wrote something meaningful while all other of you "Responsible mailing >>>>> list users writing every little topic into its little proper mailing >>>>> list" just continue writing total nonsenses. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> All those that replied wouldn't reply if it were an actual "spam". >>>> An off-topic is not necessarily spam. And that's exactly the specific case. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Then exactly what does this have to do with Gentoo, Linux or even a >>> computer? >>> >>> >> *Nothing*. It was written on the subject: *off-topic*:... >> >> >> >> >> >> > > OK then. I'm going to start selling Viagra. I'll just put off-topic in > the subject line and it will be OK. ;-) > > Doesn't make sense to you either now huh? > You don't have to look at the contents of a post that you think is spam. But in the specific dolphin massacre case, those that look at it's contents, will see that it is *not* about viagra or the like, and so, in that case it's just off-topic. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] off topic : Dolphin massacre in Japan
on 02/25/2007 11:50 PM Dale wrote the following: > Agg wrote: >> on 02/25/2007 11:12 PM Dale wrote the following: >> >>> Agg wrote: >>> >>>> on 02/24/2007 07:51 PM Mantas Povilaitis wrote the following: >>>> >>>> >>>>> It seems some people just cant miss an opportunity to flame and whine >>>>> about "spam" (and it wasted like 5 s of my oh so important life OMG, >>>>> OMFG!!!) and write pseudo-humorous juvenile nonsenses. OP at least >>>>> wrote something meaningful while all other of you "Responsible mailing >>>>> list users writing every little topic into its little proper mailing >>>>> list" just continue writing total nonsenses. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> All those that replied wouldn't reply if it were an actual "spam". >>>> An off-topic is not necessarily spam. And that's exactly the specific case. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Then exactly what does this have to do with Gentoo, Linux or even a >>> computer? >>> >>> >> *Nothing*. It was written on the subject: *off-topic*:... >> > > OK then. I'm going to start selling Viagra. I'll just put off-topic in > the subject line and it will be OK. ;-) > > Doesn't make sense to you either now huh? > > Dale > That would be *spam* indeed, because of its *contents*. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] off topic : Dolphin massacre in Japan
on 02/25/2007 11:14 PM Mark Kirkwood wrote the following: > Agg wrote: > >> >> All those that replied wouldn't reply if it were an actual "spam". >> An off-topic is not necessarily spam. And that's exactly the specific >> case. >> > > Spam with a valid reply-to address is still spam. You mean an *off-topic* with a valid reply-to address is still *off-topic*. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] off topic : Dolphin massacre in Japan
on 02/25/2007 11:12 PM Dale wrote the following: > Agg wrote: >> on 02/24/2007 07:51 PM Mantas Povilaitis wrote the following: >> >>> It seems some people just cant miss an opportunity to flame and whine >>> about "spam" (and it wasted like 5 s of my oh so important life OMG, >>> OMFG!!!) and write pseudo-humorous juvenile nonsenses. OP at least >>> wrote something meaningful while all other of you "Responsible mailing >>> list users writing every little topic into its little proper mailing >>> list" just continue writing total nonsenses. >>> >> >> All those that replied wouldn't reply if it were an actual "spam". >> An off-topic is not necessarily spam. And that's exactly the specific case. >> >> > > Then exactly what does this have to do with Gentoo, Linux or even a > computer? > *Nothing*. It was written on the subject: *off-topic*:... -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] off topic : Dolphin massacre in Japan
on 02/24/2007 07:51 PM Mantas Povilaitis wrote the following: > It seems some people just cant miss an opportunity to flame and whine > about "spam" (and it wasted like 5 s of my oh so important life OMG, > OMFG!!!) and write pseudo-humorous juvenile nonsenses. OP at least > wrote something meaningful while all other of you "Responsible mailing > list users writing every little topic into its little proper mailing > list" just continue writing total nonsenses. All those that replied wouldn't reply if it were an actual "spam". An off-topic is not necessarily spam. And that's exactly the specific case. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
