Oh, we're off-topic now. On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 9:27 AM, Brian <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed 27 Aug 2014 at 08:41:59 +0900, Joel Rees wrote: > >> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 8:17 AM, Brian <[email protected]> wrote: >> > On Tue 26 Aug 2014 at 14:36:20 -0700, David Guntner wrote: >> > >> >> Yea, yea, yea, killfiles. We shouldn't *have* to use them to manage >> >> the content on a list that's supposed to be about a particular >> >> topic. The noise-to-signal ratio shouldn't be so high that >> >> killfiling is necessary. If we have to, all it is is a statement >> >> that there are too many inconsiderate people on the list who don't >> >> care that they're offtopic. >> > >> > Agreed. The health of this list isn't maintained by sticking fingers >> > in ears. Why should we allow its usefulness to deteriorate? >> >> Sorry, your logic seems a little opaque to me. >> >> Are you trying to say that we shouldn't have to put our fingers in our >> ears by using killfiles? >> >> Are you saying we shouldn't have to ignore things we don't like to hear? > > A very famous person once said > > OT posts prosper because good people do nothing.
A very famous person said good people don't pervert proverbs to their own ends. > David Guntner did something. Completely within his rights. He expressed his opinion. >> >> I've said my peace on the subject for now, and I'm not going to >> >> debate points with you on the subject. Hopefully, there will at >> >> least be a few people who get the point. >> > >> > The first mail in this thread has a link; basically that is all it >> > contains. It is the staple signature of the "I have nothing to say but >> > hope it generates a large response so I can look important" poster. It's >> > often matched in its thoughtlessness by the "+1" response. >> > >> > The justification for the post is that "...how your Linux operating >> > system is started......is 100% Linux." >> > >> > This proposition works just as well for putting the same post on the >> > Arch Linux, Ubuntu and Gentoo lists, which would make it OT on all >> > these three lists plus debian-user. >> > >> > (The last paragraph contains a subtle argument, I know; but sometimes >> > you have to try). >> >> Uhmm, you mean like, Chevrolets are Fords because all Fords are cars? > > I'm uncomfortable with car analogies. Please reframe the question in > terms of mailing lists and their purpose. It's not a car analogy. The fact that you don't recognize it only emphasizes the apparently unintended irony of your post. -- Joel Rees Be careful where you see conspiracy. Look first in your own heart. _______________________________________________ D-community-offtopic mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
