[Am-info] Gene, we need a ruling - Spam and the list

[madodel@ptdprolog.net]

I tend to agree with Felmon.  Fred does get a bit out of hand, but a fair
amount of his posts are at least related to Microsoft or their arch enemy
to the death Linux.  You guys want to see insane way off topic posters
take a look in the comp.os.os2 news groups.  Compared to fruitcakes like
Tim Martin, Fred is a gentle ripple in the ocean.

At least Fred's subjects are clear enough that I can ignore most of them.

Mark

In <0209261302210D.30050@nonesuch.ph.union.edu>, on 09/26/02 at 01:02 PM,
   Felmon Davis <davisf@union.edu> said:


>I find Fred's stuff generally informative. what I don't find 
>informative, I delete. I have good bandwidth, however, so it's no  burden
>from that angle (but that doesn't seem to be the argument  anyway). most
>people can just filter his stuff according to their  tastes.

>so I am not opposed to his postings. indeed, I enjoy them (or ignore 
>them).

>they do seem to annoy some people like crazy. maybe they should get a 
>larger proportional vote, say their votes weigh twice as much as the 
>votes of indifferentists like myself? <1/2*g>.  

>in a way, the main issue is the character of the list. we're waiting  on
>the judge's determination, right? isn't Fred's stuff like a chatty  way
>to pass the time?

>if you turn off the spigot here, where can I get a nice flood of  Linux
>news mailed to me? I don't enjoy visiting websites. is there a  good
>Linux news list someone can recommend?

>F.

>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: am-info-admin@venice.essential.org
>> [mailto:am-info-admin@venice.essential.org]On Behalf Of Geoffrey
>> Sent: 26 September 2002 16:10
>> Cc: AM-INFO
>> Subject: Re: [Am-info] Red Hat Losses Down As Advanced Server OS
>> Gains Ground
>>
>>
>> Well I've had enough of it.  The noise ratio generated by the
>> unrelated postings by Fred, have me deciding to unsub.  I'm a Linux
>> advocate to, but I'm not on this damn list for that purpose.  Being
>> a Linux user, I get all this elsewhere.  I don't need it twice.
>>
>> Thanks Fred.
>>
>> It's been nice folks.
>>
>> --
>> Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric@3times25.net
>>
>> I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
>> to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?
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