Apparently, several people tried to unsubscribe and couldn't figure out how to do it despite the fact that the URL is at the end of each email message. So they sent emails to the list saying remove me from this list. That prompted a discussion about people who can't read and understand something as simple as unsubscribing to the list. It got pretty hot and heated and in my opinion there were a lot of uncalled for rude statements made back and forth about various people on the list. And, it escalated from there. It got pretty ugly, if you ask me.
This discussion went on endlessly for a good part of the day on Friday with not much else being discussed which was enough to cause other people to want to unsubscribe because there was no Java being discussed, just how stupid people are that can't figure out how to unsubscribe. There were quite a few people who sent messages after all this took place telling the list that they were unsubscribing because they were sick and tired of all this endless talk about stuff other than Java. From reading some of the replies, it appears that something similar has occurred on the previous or a previous Friday. I don't recall reading any of these previous discussions. I subscribe to several lists similar to this and I was surprised how nasty it got. On occasion I have seen a few people go at each other on another list. Usually someone steps in and tries to calm everyone down and put the person who started it in their place. But this was the worse case I had ever witnessed. And I guess that's why some people are just totally disgusted with this list. It's a shame because these lists are great resources for everyone and the more people that participate the better. How's that for a long winded answer. It's this very reason that some people want off the list. So now that I've explained the reason to you, let's all just agree to drop this topic now, forget about it and move on to real Java issues. Sorry for such a long post. I promise I will never do it again unless it's a Java question. Hope everyone can move on from Friday's discussion and continue to benefit from all the great people on this list that try to respond to everyone's Java questions. Sue > I am curious as to what prompted this reaction. I > must admit that many of the topics discussed here > don't interest me, but I haven't seen any email that > makes me feel this way. > > --- Edward Moraru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I don't know who's more stupid, the people that are > > plain morons, and don't > > read the entire email, or the ones that do that and > > brag about. > > I'm very disapointed about this list AND I AM > > LEAVING THIS MAILING LIST RIGHT > > NOW, so don't bother reply to me. > > > > Don't take life serious 'cause you'll never get out > > of it alive. > > > > Free Webmail account - 10MB Inbox + 50MB Folders. > > http://webmail.flash.ro > > > > > > To change your membership options, refer to: > > http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm > > > ===== > ---------------------------------- > Nathan Tenney > Alumni Utah State University > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------- > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > http://finance.yahoo.com > > To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm
