Have you really got clue?

2006-09-22 Thread Michael . Dillon 

 that, and a thread where half of the posts are from the
 initial poster himself anyway. but then, happily watching
 him, at least he is creative in topics... i am mentally
 killfilling his threads anyway, less and less relevant.
 it is scary what stuff is discussed lately.
 
 -ako

OK, Alexander Koch. You apparently have clue and you
apparently know what *IS* on topic for this mailing
list. Instead of posting an off-topic message like
the one above, kindly post a message listing *ALL*
of the topics that belong on this list. 

And if anyone else here thinks they know what is
on topic, please tell us.

I am getting bored by the flood of negative messages
that say only You can't say that here. Please stop
telling us what you cannot say on NANOG. If you really
must register your discontent with a message, then 
at least take the time to list some of the topics that
belong on the list.

What is NANOG all about? What is relevant to network
operations? Is NANOG a narrowly focused technical list
for a small group of technical specialists? Or is it
some kind of broader industry-focused list that covers
many issues relevant to the industry?

--Michael Dillon

RE: Have you really got clue?

2006-09-22 Thread Farrell,Bob 

Well said. He can't respond right now, his computer has been infected.

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Subject: Have you really got clue?


 that, and a thread where half of the posts are from the
 initial poster himself anyway. but then, happily watching
 him, at least he is creative in topics... i am mentally
 killfilling his threads anyway, less and less relevant.
 it is scary what stuff is discussed lately.
 
 -ako

OK, Alexander Koch. You apparently have clue and you
apparently know what *IS* on topic for this mailing
list. Instead of posting an off-topic message like
the one above, kindly post a message listing *ALL*
of the topics that belong on this list. 

And if anyone else here thinks they know what is
on topic, please tell us.

I am getting bored by the flood of negative messages
that say only You can't say that here. Please stop
telling us what you cannot say on NANOG. If you really
must register your discontent with a message, then 
at least take the time to list some of the topics that
belong on the list.

What is NANOG all about? What is relevant to network
operations? Is NANOG a narrowly focused technical list
for a small group of technical specialists? Or is it
some kind of broader industry-focused list that covers
many issues relevant to the industry?

--Michael Dillon

Re: Have you really got clue?

2006-09-22 Thread Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. 


[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:



And if anyone else here thinks they know what is
on topic, please tell us.

I am getting bored by the flood of negative messages
that say only You can't say that here. Please stop
telling us what you cannot say on NANOG. If you really
must register your discontent with a message, then 
at least take the time to list some of the topics that

belong on the list.

What is NANOG all about? What is relevant to network
operations? Is NANOG a narrowly focused technical list
for a small group of technical specialists? Or is it
some kind of broader industry-focused list that covers
many issues relevant to the industry?


It is pretty simple, really.  These are examples of the topics that are 
on-topic.


1.  that posting is off-topic.
2.  somebody with clue from ${SmallUnknownOperator} (e.g. AOL) please 
contact me off list about a connectivity issue.:

3.  that posting is terribly off-topic.
4.  anybody know where I can get a free 300-baud dialup in 
${Major_City_with_Wiffies_Everywhere}

5.  Since when is NANOG about ${some-non-BGP-operational-issue}
6.  Somebody left their nerd-pack in the meeting room for 
${obscure_NANOG_topic


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Re: Have you really got clue?

2006-09-22 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian 


On 9/22/06, Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

It is pretty simple, really.  These are examples of the topics that are
on-topic.

1.  that posting is off-topic.
2.  somebody with clue from ${SmallUnknownOperator} (e.g. AOL) please
contact me off list about a connectivity issue.:


Now that we're firmly into offtopic territory -
http://www.kitenet.net/~joey/blog/entry/thread_patterns.html


Here's how to subscribe to mailing lists with a combined total posts
of 2000 or more per day, and live. It's all about pattern recognition.


[snip]


--
Suresh Ramasubramanian ([EMAIL PROTECTED])