On 17 May 2016 at 07:57, C E Macfarlane <c.e.macfarl...@macfh.co.uk> wrote: > Please see below ... > <snip>
When someone complained about your signature recently, I agreed (albeit silently) with your arguments. However, now that I see it at the top of _every_ post you make where you make an inline reply, with your "Please see below ..." inserted I must now agree that you are simply spamming your URL. There is no reason for it to be there when you are replying inline. It is far simpler to delete than to insert your text every time. I know that you will not change your behaviour and do not expect you to, this is not an opening for discussion, merely adding my tuppenceworth. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: get_iplayer [mailto:get_iplayer-boun...@lists.infradead.org]On >> Behalf Of Shevek >> Sent: 17 May 2016 07:39 >> To: c.e.macfarl...@macfh.co.uk >> Cc: David Woodhouse; get_iplayer >> Subject: Re: Offtopic noise: Re: BBC iPlayer viewers now need a... >> >> On 16 May 2016 at 21:47, C E Macfarlane >> <c.e.macfarl...@macfh.co.uk> wrote: >> > >> > So, if we are wondering whether to discontinue, I would >> suggest that migrating to a newsgroup would be a better >> alternative than to a web-based system. >> > >> >> That is such a bad idea for so many reasons! > > Yet it seems you can't actually give a single one. Apologies, I though the reasons obvious. Apparently not. How many people on this list do you think know about NNTP, let alone use it still? There are quite a few subscribers with tech backgrounds so I would guess that it is a higher number than some other collections of people on the internet However, I would guess that we are still quite a small percentage. You are asking probably 90-95% of this list to: a) download and install a client (I am aware that some use email clients with built in news reading capabilities, but the remaining points stand) b) gain access to an NNTP service (not all ISPs provide it any more) c) configure the client d) learn to use the client e) learn new rules People know web forums and people know email. Asking them to use a 90s technology is, frankly, ridiculous. > >> I tell you what, we should all invest in 9600 baud modems and >> start up a BBS :) > > Ah! I see it now! Bereft of logical argument, you prefer sarcasm instead. > I fall back to sarcasm when someone makes an argument as ridiculous yours. It's either that or Godwin! _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
