On Mon, Jan 04, 1999 at 06:12:33PM -0500, murr rhame wrote:
> I'm amused by the admins who have all
> the time in the world to conduct private email flame wars while
> attempting to force the clueless to un$ubscribe themselves...
Oh, I don't bother with private email flame wars. If the offense
is sufficiently egregious, I simply report the miscreant for abuse
to their ISP/organization. That usually gets their attention.
> Quick-punting takes the least time.
For *you*, sure. But then all you have effectively done is teach
these idiots that (a) mailbombing the entire list or (b) pestering
the list admin *works*, instead of teaching them the right way.
This means that future list admins will have to deal with the
problem *you* have conveniently shifted onto their shoulders.
Personally, I have higher regard for my colleagues, and so I try
to educate when possible and punish when necessary in order to
try to spare them (my colleagues) the effort.
> If someone wants to waste their
> efforts trying to educate and or punish the clueless, press on.
If you want to take the expedient way out instead of doing
the right thing, that's your priviledge.
---Rsk
Rich Kulawiec
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