Re: Redaction request

2010-03-06 Thread mike marchywka
I doubt if there is anything of significance in this case- unlikely anyone cared really but there are several larger issues. Certainly you could argue about clutter and quality control but "dumb" questions do come up quite often. Revisionism and "cherry picking" are huge problems in many areas and

Re: Redaction request

2010-03-06 Thread Robert Pendell
On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 3:14 PM, mike marchywka wrote: > What?You guys did an edit? I think I can speak as > the leader for "people who post stupid things" and > normally you just look back and cringe or laugh. > That is what learning is all about. > IF you posted deep questions, people would charge

Re: Redaction request

2010-03-06 Thread mike marchywka
What?You guys did an edit? I think I can speak as the leader for "people who post stupid things" and normally you just look back and cringe or laugh. That is what learning is all about. IF you posted deep questions, people would charge to provide answers. Simple questions often help others with sim

Re: Redaction request

2010-03-06 Thread Fergus
Your responses to the redaction request were absolutely clear. No post-edits. Then: multiple replacements of by <***>. Some of us have looked worse idiots than the OP ever did, and basically live with it. Why the change (well, complete reversal) in policy? It sets a truly crazy precedent with w

Re: Redaction Request

2010-03-04 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Mar 3 16:20, Ravila Helen White wrote: > Dear Cygwin Team, > > I'm writing to find out if you can help me. How can I get my name redacted > from a post I made years ago. It continues to pop-up as a top google hit. > These days when co-workers or future employers see such posts it can reflect >

RE: Redaction Request

2010-03-03 Thread Jason Pyeron
> -Original Message- > From: Larry Hall (Cygwin) > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 19:36 > > On 3/3/2010 7:20 PM, Ravila Helen White wrote: > > Dear Cygwin Team, > > > > I'm writing to find out if you can help me. How can I get my name > > redacted from a post I made years ago. It contin

Re: Redaction Request

2010-03-03 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin)
On 3/3/2010 7:20 PM, Ravila Helen White wrote: Dear Cygwin Team, I'm writing to find out if you can help me. How can I get my name redacted from a post I made years ago. It continues to pop-up as a top google hit. These days when co-workers or future employers see such posts it can reflect negat