Top posting here, as everything below is WAY OT. Sorry, Jerry, as old a hand as you may be, you're wrong. Take this "conversation" elsewhere, and stop embarrassing yourself and polluting this otherwise useful list.
Cheers Patrick On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 8:12 PM, Jerry Stuckle <jstuc...@attglobal.net> wrote: > On 5/20/2014 5:05 PM, David Guntner wrote: >> >> David Guntner grabbed a keyboard and wrote: >>> >>> Jerry Stuckle grabbed a keyboard and wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Then don't add to the bandwidth with your please to stop. As you've >>>> been told before - just ignore the thread. And if you can't do that, >>>> get a email reader that will. >>> >>> >>> No. Just because you and a small group of noisy people are too fscking >>> lazy and inconsiderate to take the topic where it belongs and where it >>> would be WAY more appropriate is not a reason for everyone else on the >>> list who is here for the purpose of talking ABOUT THINGS DIRECTLY >>> RELATED TO DEBIAN to have to make modifications to get your unwanted >>> cruft out of their mail readers. >>> >>> The Debian off-topic list exists expressly for the purpose of discussing >>> things like this. It's not rocket science, Jerry. Even you should be >>> able to figure that out. I can't help it that you just don't want to >>> and think that this list is your personal playground where anything goes. >> >> >> Ok, that last bit was a bit insulting, and was uncalled for. I >> apologize for that. >> > > Yes, I find you quite insulting. > >> However, that does not change the fact that you and the other noisy few >> who just *have* to drag an off-topic discussion on and on and on and on >> to the point where it's not even beating a dead horse any more - the >> horse is GLUE at this point - is incredibly inconsiderate to all the >> other people on this list who are here for reading and discussion things >> that pertain directly to the Debian operating system and its software >> package. Which is, after all, the stated purpose of this list. An >> Debian Off-Topic list was created specifically for the purpose of >> allowing Debian users a place where they can discuss politics, DRM, the >> FSF condemning ant-eaters for eating ants, etc. to their heart's >> content. People on that list want to discuss, and see discussions, on >> all those other subjects. >> > > There seem to be a lot of people contributing to this conversation - but > very few (i.e. ONE) complaining about it. > >> THIS list is here for the purpose stated above. When you guys keep >> going on and on and on about something which is blatantly, patently >> off-topic for it, you are, in fact, being extremely rude and >> inconsiderate of all those others - many of whom may simply be lurking >> to read and learn. When you flood the list with so much noise that the >> actual signal starts to be drowned out, you effectively ruin the >> usefulness of the list for its intended purpose. >> > > Maybe it's useless to you. Tough. > >> I've been using the internet since the 80's, and yes, I'm perfectly >> capable of kill-filing those topics. If all I was concerned about was >> just me, I'd do it. But I want the list to remain useful for others as >> well. >> > > In that case I've got you by at least 10 years - I've been on since it was > arpanet in the early 70's. And one thing I've found - which you SHOULD have > been able to figure out by now - not every discussion is going to be of > interest to every person on the mailing list. If you're not interested in > the discussion, killfile it. > >> On a strictly personal level, face it - I'm on this list because of its >> intended purpose. I should not *have* to take steps to filter out >> off-topic massive threads that just won't go away - NOBODY should have >> to. Some off-topic stuff is always going to happen on any list. It's >> just a fact of life that topics will drift a bit every now and then. >> But when you know damn-well that you're off topic and someone takes the >> time to nudge you about it, telling them "I'm not going to, just filter >> it out" is the height of arrogance. What you're saying is that it's way >> more important that you use the list any way you want and that people >> who want the list used for its intended purpose can just bugger off. >> > > As am I. And if you don't like a discussion, ignore it. That's what > filters are for. And telling someone to take an active conversation > somewhere else because YOU DON'T LIKE IT - now THAT is the HEIGHT OF > ARROGANCE. > >> I'm not going to continue this particular discussion on list, because I >> don't want *this* thread to drag out into Yet Another Off-Topic Thread >> That Just Won't Die. If you want to discuss further, feel free to reply >> back to me directly. If you feel the burning need to reply to this >> on-list, there's not much I can do to stop you. :-) But I won't reply >> to anything you say there on the list. >> >> --Dave > > > Then please don't waste any more bandwidth. You do this every time a > discussion YOU decide is off-topic comes up. And although you've been told > the same by many people, you continue your infantile behavior. > > Jerry > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject > of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: https://lists.debian.org/537bef74.4080...@attglobal.net > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/cajvvksn0o4svjos3ncrqukye79oaew30cuxrf7p-zkaxiqx...@mail.gmail.com
