[plug] Forums

Bret Busby bret at busby.net
Thu Oct 11 15:08:33 WST 2001


On 11 Oct 2001, Garry wrote:

> Date: 11 Oct 2001 11:19:25 +0800
> From: Garry <bigbadbill at dingoblue.net.au>
> Reply-To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: Re: [plug] Forums
> Resent-Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 11:17:26 +0800 (WST)
> Resent-From: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> 
> Gee Brett,
> 
> You bitch about irrelevant posts, then when parallel paths are there to
> divide up the traffic, you bitch again.
> 
> It would be far more productive to suggest to Scribe discussion channels
> (or raise the subject of discussion forum topics on the list) than to
> have a blanket bitch as soon as something is changed.
> 
> As far as I can see, having multiple forums is a way of keeping
> "irrelevant" or irreverent stuff off the PLUG "help! line" .... I
> haven't followed the setting up of the forums, but surely if there is a
> problem, it is better to have a rational discussion about it??
> 
> Garry.
> 
> > 
> > Does that mean that we now have multiple parallel replacements for the
> > PLUG mailing list, for Linux problem solving and Linux discussion?
> > 
> > Does this mean that, due to the  increasingly political nature of postings
> > to the mailing list, and, to the increasingly irrelevant material posted
> > to the mailing list, that the mailing list is being abandoned for
> > discussing Linux problems and developments?
> > 
> > If so, for both, then, I believe that we have an unfortunate turn of
> > events.
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

Here he is, gary going for the redneck of the year award.

I had understood that the purpose of the PLUG mailing list was to allow
communication about Linux. It was to be the means of communication between
PLUG members, and, other Linux users, about Linux issues.

It appears to have got lost along the way, somewhere, and now, from the
redneck's message above, it appears that the purpose of the list is for
anything apart from Linux, including abuse.

What an unfortunate waste of bandwidth, and, an unfortunate waste of the
opportunity.

So much for promoting Linux, and sharing resources relating to Linux.

Congratulations, gary, for helping to turn a valuable Linux resource, into
a kindergarten sandpit.

-- 
Bret Busby
..........





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