James G. Sack (jim) wrote:
jgs: note: quotes rearranged for continuity
Paul G. Allen wrote:
On Thu, 2007-08-30 at 13:13 -0700, Andrew Lentvorski wrote:
Paul G. Allen wrote:
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From: EFFector list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Enough. Please stop sending this spam.
If you must send this, supply some commentary as to *why* I might want
to read it and supply a *link* (not an attachment).
..
Several people on the list have asked me to send them the last time
someone complained. So, by popular demand, I continued to send them.
I do remember that. Someone or three commented that they were glad to
see the forwarded newsletter.
..but..
I have to vote with Andy. If every newsletter that touched on our
collective interests were embedded in our list, then the signal-to-noise
ratio would greatly suffer [needlessly].
A specious argument. Every newsletter that touches our collective
interest is _not_ embedded in this list. This newsletter is, and so far
there is nothing to suggest we have been, are, or will be (thanks to
this one occasional newsletter) be inundated with spam.
Anyone specifically interested in any one newsletter can himself
subscribe, so there's no /need/ to duplicate the distribution.
By that logic, there's no need to duplicate at least half of the
information that passes through this list.
If you believe there is some especially noteworthy news or commentary,
by all means post a note to that effect, with a link (as Andy suggests).
Calling attention to good content will also serve to remind those who
say they like the information where they can get it for themselves.
Regards,
..jim
Really, I think this is nit picking. We spend an inordinate amount of
bandwidth here often enough trading much less relevant trivia. At least
the disputed newsletter is relevant. I prefer the occasional wake-up call.
Besides, I thought we were all technologically sophisticated enough to
be able to filter/ignore/program/(over-)engineer away/around such posts.
Hell, the newsletter post and it's initial objection had already spawned
at least one generation of post-post replies before I even read it! In
fact, I'll bet the initial objection caused more "spam" than the
newsletter itself (and I haven't even read them all yet).
Must have been an otherwise boring week for some.
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