[plug] Re: Noise!

[Terry Porter]

On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, Ian Kent wrote:

> >
> >> I suppose that depends on your point of view. If you are an experienced
> >> Linux vet, I guess this would seem very noisy.

Not to me either, Linux is too big to know "it all", with too many diverse
areas (who runs an embedded design environment on their Linux box here,
apart from me? with PIC programmer, running thru dosemu on a parallel
port)

> >
> >Not to me.  I'm quite happy with the level of discussion on this list.. 
> >Sure, it is very noisy, and signal to noise is very low, but I like the
> >informality of this list.
> 
> Definitely agree!
Me too!
> 
> >
> >I think we'd kill the list, or at least the way we know it, if we set up a
> >formal set of rules for everyone to follow.
> 
> At this stage that is very likely.
I'd be one of the first to go :-(

I was one of the first plug members, and I put in the effort, apart from
the desire to meet other Linuxers, to also help newbies, and spread the
word. Newbies in my opinion, are struggling to get their sys to work, and
tend to forget rules! 

> >The only rules I'd like to see more people follow is the general
> >netiquette ones like only quoting the relevant parts of the message you're
> 
> Also agree, since I have not got time to wade through stuff I have already read.
> But I definitely need the bit of the thread!
> 
> >
> >I don't have the time to be on IRC all day, much as I'd love to be, but I
> 
> I am not interested in IRC.
I often have a IRC session open, with Tony Cooper (remember him? he had
the FIRST plug meeting at his unit in Bentley) and a couple of other
Linuxers, in other states, its #worldchat on Omen, drop in you newbies,
( and old timers :-) and ask away. Look for Joe, GuruBonz, and tp

> >> Maybe we need an official guide/rules/PLUG howto? 
> >
> >I hope not
> 
> Me too.

Ditto.
PLUG has come and gone a few times in Perth now, was the introduction of
RULES, one of the things that has killed off interest in the past????
I know this thread is killing off my interest, and in itself is causing
what I call "Noise".

Didn't Adolph Hitler and the Nazi's  have a lot of rules? ;-)
> 
> >
> > - Matt Kemner
> 
> Ian Kent
> 
Terry Porter (Mr lcd stat meter!)