Chuq Von Rospach [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> [Escribe] is probably vhosted on a server, and when the server went
> spla, the vhosting got confused, and you were seeing someone else's
> site on the server for a while.
Ach, smart Chuq, extra protein cooky for him. I bet that's it.
> > * I, too, get occasional messages (sent to the list address,
> > natch) of the form "HELP! I have been trying for MONTHS to
> > leave this list"...
>
> I get them, too. I generally try to cut people some slack for
> hyperbole, because at the time they write, they're usually irritated
> and/or frustrated. On the other hand, I have been known to ask for
> copies of their attempts, since obviously something is wrong and I
> need to debug the problem -- but even then, you can ask them to back
> up their claim without being overtly confrontative. Either they get
> contrite or they get really nasty, and either way, you know how to
> deal with them...
I know this intellectually, but somehow it still bugs me that whether
they're sweethearts or A-holes, when you track down the truth about those
complaints, it turns out they tried once or twice and couldn't resist
exaggerating. I wouldn't even mind a CREATIVE exaggeration ("I tried to
leave and it sent me a picture of Shania Twain") but why would people
embellish the truth _in a way that makes them look like dorks_. End of
rant, no point really.
> > * On the "modem tax" and other hoax/legend/virus letters
> > thing, will all list managers reading this PLEASE bookmark
> > the Internet Hoax resources:
> >
> > http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html
> > http://kumite.com/myths/myths/
> > http://www.ih2000.net/ira/hoaxes.htm
>
> heck, they're published in the FAQs for my lists. Does it do any
> good? I dunno. it's not 100% working, but who knows how many would
> ahve been sent that weren't? ...
Just to make myself clear: I am under no illusions that these resources,
even if prominently mentioned in the welcomes and FAQs for lists, will make
a significant dent in USER ignorance. However, LISTOWNER ignorance is
another matter: within our much smaller community we ought to be able to
spread the word that hoaxes exist, are checkable, and have an effect on the
larger Internet world. It is the specter of a MANAGER coming here and
posting "I heard something about a modem tax..." that makes me want to
re-cite those resources weekly.
