Re: [CentOS] Thread moderation and list etiquette (Reference - Another Fedora Decision)

2015-02-13 Thread Karanbir Singh
On 12/02/15 16:51, Brian Mathis wrote: Thanks for putting in the effort here. It's never a good situation to have to moderate, but sometimes it is necessary. From my perspective, this kind of thing happens far more often than the current example, though maybe not with such intensity. This

Re: [CentOS] Thread moderation and list etiquette (Reference - Another Fedora Decision)

2015-02-13 Thread Karanbir Singh
On 12/02/15 18:08, Les Mikesell wrote: On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:51 AM, Brian Mathis brian.mathis+cen...@betteradmin.com wrote: CentOS is unquestionably one of the most used Linux distros in the world, and yet the mailing list is relatively quiet. To me this is a symptom of a problem, and I

Re: [CentOS] Thread moderation and list etiquette (Reference - Another Fedora Decision)

2015-02-13 Thread Les Mikesell
On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 12:09 PM, Karanbir Singh mail-li...@karan.org wrote: I think it is generally a good thing when the bulk of the conversation here is ranting about mostly irrelevant opinions. That is, instead yes, lots of irrelevant conversation on the list - and it comes from a

Re: [CentOS] Thread moderation and list etiquette (Reference - Another Fedora Decision)

2015-02-13 Thread Valeri Galtsev
On Fri, February 13, 2015 12:07 pm, Karanbir Singh wrote: On 12/02/15 16:51, Brian Mathis wrote: Thanks for putting in the effort here. It's never a good situation to have to moderate, but sometimes it is necessary. From my perspective, this kind of thing happens far more often than the

Re: [CentOS] Thread moderation and list etiquette (Reference - Another Fedora Decision)

2015-02-13 Thread Always Learning
On Fri, 2015-02-13 at 18:09 +, Karanbir Singh wrote: yes, lots of irrelevant conversation on the list - and it comes from a handful of users. Its irrelevant, take it to an irrelevant venue. centos.m...@centos.org centos...@centos.org ? c...@centos.org --

Re: [CentOS] Thread moderation and list etiquette (Reference - Another Fedora Decision)

2015-02-12 Thread Les Mikesell
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:51 AM, Brian Mathis brian.mathis+cen...@betteradmin.com wrote: CentOS is unquestionably one of the most used Linux distros in the world, and yet the mailing list is relatively quiet. To me this is a symptom of a problem, and I feel that it's partially a result of the

Re: [CentOS] Thread moderation and list etiquette (Reference - Another Fedora Decision)

2015-02-12 Thread Andrew Holway
On 12 February 2015 at 19:08, Les Mikesell lesmikes...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:51 AM, Brian Mathis brian.mathis+cen...@betteradmin.com wrote: CentOS is unquestionably one of the most used Linux distros in the world, and yet the mailing list is relatively quiet. To me

Re: [CentOS] Thread moderation and list etiquette (Reference - Another Fedora Decision)

2015-02-12 Thread Brian Mathis
Hi Jim, Thanks for putting in the effort here. It's never a good situation to have to moderate, but sometimes it is necessary. From my perspective, this kind of thing happens far more often than the current example, though maybe not with such intensity. This situation forces me to evaluate if

[CentOS] Thread moderation and list etiquette (Reference - Another Fedora Decision)

2015-02-11 Thread Jim Perrin
Hi, The thread titled Another Fedora Decision is rapidly turning into a political and opinion driven flame fest that is unsuited for the CentOS mailing list. This list should try and remain focused on CentOS, what we have and keep the area sane for new users as well as old hands to participate in