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[Alex Polglaze]

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Bret Busby wrote:
> 
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> 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.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
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Between this marks is all the crap that you go on about Bret.

One day, probably when the sun rises in the west, Bret Busby will trim a
post. This will save enormous amounts of bandwidth that concerns him so
much. 

It will also cut down the posts that CONTINUALLY ask him to do so.

Rest of Bret's drivel snipped.

Alex