On Wed 27 Aug 2014 at 08:41:59 +0900, Joel Rees wrote: > On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 8:17 AM, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > > On Tue 26 Aug 2014 at 14:36:20 -0700, David Guntner wrote: > > > >> Yea, yea, yea, killfiles. We shouldn't *have* to use them to manage > >> the content on a list that's supposed to be about a particular > >> topic. The noise-to-signal ratio shouldn't be so high that > >> killfiling is necessary. If we have to, all it is is a statement > >> that there are too many inconsiderate people on the list who don't > >> care that they're offtopic. > > > > Agreed. The health of this list isn't maintained by sticking fingers > > in ears. Why should we allow its usefulness to deteriorate? > > Sorry, your logic seems a little opaque to me. > > Are you trying to say that we shouldn't have to put our fingers in our > ears by using killfiles? > > Are you saying we shouldn't have to ignore things we don't like to hear?
A very famous person once said OT posts prosper because good people do nothing. David Guntner did something. > >> I've said my peace on the subject for now, and I'm not going to > >> debate points with you on the subject. Hopefully, there will at > >> least be a few people who get the point. > > > > The first mail in this thread has a link; basically that is all it > > contains. It is the staple signature of the "I have nothing to say but > > hope it generates a large response so I can look important" poster. It's > > often matched in its thoughtlessness by the "+1" response. > > > > The justification for the post is that "...how your Linux operating > > system is started......is 100% Linux." > > > > This proposition works just as well for putting the same post on the > > Arch Linux, Ubuntu and Gentoo lists, which would make it OT on all > > these three lists plus debian-user. > > > > (The last paragraph contains a subtle argument, I know; but sometimes > > you have to try). > > Uhmm, you mean like, Chevrolets are Fords because all Fords are cars? I'm uncomfortable with car analogies. Please reframe the question in terms of mailing lists and their purpose. -- 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/20140827002719.gb4...@copernicus.demon.co.uk
