[GRLUG] Linux desktop marketshare

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On Thursday 13 December 2007 07:27:15 am Matt Michielsen wrote:
> I vote that we branch off a GRLUG-Netiquette list just for discussions like
> this one.
>
> -mm
>
> On Dec 12, 2007 5:45 PM, David Pembrook <david at pembrook.net> wrote:
> > Greg,
> > I've been away from the list a while now for the simple reason of people
> > like yourself griping about the way people post. The nice thing about
> > good computer software is their flexibility. I've chosen this option
> > instead of complaining about your handling of things that don't really
> > matter in the grand scheme of things. I've made a filter to just delete
> > anything coming from you.
> >
> > I'd have rather this not been my first post back on the list.. but it
> > has to be said
> >
> > GET A LIFE!
> >
> >
> > oppps... I wasn't going to complain.
> >
> > anyhow... for the rest of you... this is the easiest way of dealing with
> > people like Greg. Nice little filters to remove hate mail from your
> > inbox.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Dave
> >
> > Greg Folkert wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2007-12-12 at 17:11 -0500, Bob Kline wrote:
> > >> I suspect if you're not on ulcer
> > >> medication already you will be
> > >> one day.
> > >>
> > >> Why look at that.  A top post and
> > >> narrow lines...
> > >>
> > >> Bet I could get the acid really
> > >> dripping by making part of the
> > >> message red and part green.
> > >>
> > >> Xmas and all that.  And yes, Xmas
> > >> has pagan overtones for some.
> > >>
> > >> Really folks,  this
> > >> isn't that
> > >> serious.  Nor ever in
> > >> my life have I seen
> > >> people so worried about
> > >> the fluff aspects of e-mail.
> > >>
> > >> Someone on some ISO
> > >> committees?
> > >
> > > You
> > > STILL
> > > do
> > > not
> > > get
> > > it.
> > >
> > > You
> > > are
> > > sending
> > > your
> > > text
> > > twice.
> > >
> > > Once
> > > in
> > > your
> > > broken
> > > HTML.
> > > Another
> > > in
> > > straight
> > > text.
> > >
> > > And
> > > people
> > > wonder
> > > why
> > > things
> > > are
> > > slow.
> > >
> > > They
> > > have
> > > no
> > > clue
> > > that
> > > they
> > > are
> > > the
> > > problem.
> > >
> > > Just
> > > like
> > > web-designers
> > > I
> > > know,
> > > claiming
> > > a
> > > website
> > > hosted
> > > by
> > > us
> > > is
> > > slow
> > > when
> > > in
> > > fact
> > > it
> > > is
> > > 1+MB
> > > in
> > > size
> > > with
> > > images
> > > and
> > > media
> > > and
> > > they
> > > are
> > > bitching
> > > because
> > > it
> > > takes
> > > 15+
> > > seconds
> > > to
> > > begin
> > > to
> > > render
> > > after
> > > loading
> > > the
> > > 200K
> > > external
> > > CSS
> > > files.
> > >
> > > Are
> > > you
> > > beginning
> > > to
> > > understand
> > > my
> > > complaint?
> > >
> > > I
> > > hope
> > > you
> > > do
> > > as
> > > you
> > > are
> > > really
> > > beginning
> > > to
> > > annoy
> > > me.
> > >
> > > Sending
> > > e-mail
> > > in
> > > an
> > > acceptable
> > > format
> > > so
> > > that
> > > the
> > > reader
> > > is
> > > not
> > > forced
> > > to
> > > read
> > > it
> > > a
> > > certain
> > > way,
> > > is
> > > the
> > > most
> > > acceptable
> > > way
> > > to
> > > communicate.
> > >
> > > If
> > > you
> > > cannot
> > > comprehend
> > > this
> > > you
> > > are
> > > indeed
> > > the
> > > clueless
> > > person
> > > I
> > > used
> > > to
> > > just
> > > suspect
> > > you
> > > are.
> > >
> > >
> > > Please Bob, this is not a Newspaper.
> > >
> > > I'm not worried about it, just that I hate having to go back thirty
> > > five messages just to understand your answer for the question asked in
> > > the second reply and you are just now answering 17 layers later and
> > > actually answer it at the top of a HUGE non-snipped non-conversational
> > > flowed e-mail.
> > >
> > > You claim to be interested in how people read, prove it. Get over your
> > > pretentious self, forcing ME to have to care enough to go back and
> > > answer your questions. If you want help, play nice and follow common
> > > courtesy.
> > >
> > > It is far easier to read e-mail conversations with in-line replies than
> > > this crap you think is acceptable.
> > >
> > > And For the record: I couldn't care less about the HTML problems, my
> > > reader deals with it just fine. Though your mails ARE TWICE as large as
> > > they should be. AND for reading comprehension, please just do in-line
> > > replies and "judicious" snippage of things not related. I am asking you
> > > because I am asking, nothing more. If you choose to ignore that
> > > request, I'll choose to not answer any of your questions, even if I
> > > were the only person that could help.
> > >
> > > And again, archives will thank you much later. Also people looking
> > > through our archives will be able to spot the IDIOT that can't chat in
> > > a normal fashion and have to force people to read horribly formatted
> > > messages.
> > >
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I for one vote against a separate list. Why do we tech professionals need to 
discuss this? If you cannot get along on the list, maybe we should remove you 
from the list. Complaints to people's posting style should be dealt with 
off-list. Posts to the list should be on-topic. 

and just to end this discussion forever: Hitler. 



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