Re: Off-Topic Posts

2007-03-09 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
by users of Debian. I would doubt that was the original intent of the spirit of the phrase "Help and discussion among users of Debian". I would urge the off-topic posters to return to the spirit of the phrase, and please wind down your off-topic posts, and then strive to keep your p

Re: Off-Topic Posts

2007-03-08 Thread s. keeling
H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Kent West wrote: > > Historically this list has been tolerant of off-topic threads, likely > > because such threads have tended to be short-lived. > > any helpful comments other than "read the manual". Those lists were so > full of arrogant self-proclaimed Linux or

Re: Off-Topic Posts

2007-03-08 Thread Freddy Freeloader
; > > > I would urge the off-topic posters to return to the spirit of the > > phrase, and please wind down your off-topic posts, and then strive to > > keep your posts a bit closer to Debian-related topics. > > > > Thanks! > > > > I could not have

Re: Off-Topic Posts

2007-03-08 Thread Kamaraju S Kusumanchi
for any and all > discussions by users of Debian. I would doubt that was the original > intent of the spirit of the phrase "Help and discussion among users of > Debian". > > I would urge the off-topic posters to return to the spirit of the > phrase, and please wind down your

Re: Off-Topic Posts

2007-03-08 Thread steef
Liam O'Toole wrote: On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:19:50 +0100 steef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: i like, within constraints, political discussions on this list. gave me sometimes something to think about and/or a good laugh. i hate one-liners. from what side they come: they are always beside the po

Re: Off-Topic Posts

2007-03-08 Thread Hal Vaughan
at this list is appropriate for any and > all discussions by users of Debian. I would doubt that was the > original intent of the spirit of the phrase "Help and discussion > among users of Debian". > > I would urge the off-topic posters to return to the spirit of the > phrase

Re: Off-Topic Posts

2007-03-08 Thread H.S.
the phrase, and please wind down your off-topic posts, and then strive to keep your posts a bit closer to Debian-related topics. Thanks! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Off-Topic Posts

2007-03-08 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
urge the off-topic posters to return to the spirit of the > > phrase, and please wind down your off-topic posts, and then strive to > > keep your posts a bit closer to Debian-related topics. > [...] > > True, I grow tired. But please throttling is the best answer. We do

Re: Off-Topic Posts

2007-03-08 Thread Liam O'Toole
On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:19:50 +0100 steef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i like, within constraints, political discussions on this list. gave > me sometimes something to think about and/or a good laugh. i hate > one-liners. from what side they come: they are always beside the > point for lack of nua

Re: Off-Topic Posts

2007-03-08 Thread steef
e phrase, and please wind down your off-topic posts, and then strive to keep your posts a bit closer to Debian-related topics. Thanks! I agree. I, too, have been guilty of posting way too many off-topic messages. I intend to be more circumspect in future, and ask that others do likewis

Re: Off-Topic Posts

2007-03-08 Thread Liam O'Toole
urn to the spirit of the > phrase, and please wind down your off-topic posts, and then strive to > keep your posts a bit closer to Debian-related topics. > > Thanks! > I agree. I, too, have been guilty of posting way too many off-topic messages. I intend to be more circumspect in

Re: Off-Topic Posts

2007-03-08 Thread Greg Folkert
> phrase, and please wind down your off-topic posts, and then strive to > keep your posts a bit closer to Debian-related topics. Time to throw out the anchor on them? True, I grow tired. But please throttling is the best answer. We don't need everyone going cold turkey on posting. I&#

Off-Topic Posts

2007-03-08 Thread Kent West
. I would doubt that was the original intent of the spirit of the phrase "Help and discussion among users of Debian". I would urge the off-topic posters to return to the spirit of the phrase, and please wind down your off-topic posts, and then strive to keep your posts a bit closer

Re: I hate off-topic posts (including this one :) [was Re: Acer machines]

2000-01-17 Thread kaynjay
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 01/17/00 at 01:24 PM, Nathan E Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >I hate to prolong this thread, but I have to ask ... Who the hell cares? And >what is the relevance to Debian? Don't know about the _thread_, but do know that sometimes I have questions that I really d

I hate off-topic posts (including this one :) [was Re: Acer machines]

2000-01-17 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Sat, 15 Jan 2000, aphro wrote: : well i read from multiple sources that their UP->SMP upgrade tool worked : about 20% of the time..compaq came up with a tool that was 99-100% : successful *if* you had compaq hardware.. : : there are many many files that had to be changed to give NT SMP su

Off topic posts (OFF TOPIC)

1999-03-12 Thread Ali Graham
Please, people, is there a debian-political mailing list where posts that don't specifically relate to *using* debian could be directed? Threads that mainly consist of pointless pedantry or marketing schemes could be profitably removed from this already high volume mailing list, IMNSHO. ali. :)