Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-18 Thread Anurag
2009/2/18 Kenneth Gonsalves law...@au-kbc.org: frankly I do not understand this. Neither of them are newbies. Both of them are valuable members of this list. What are you going to achieve by moderating them for a week? Are you going to counsel and reform them? Or do you feel 'punishment' will

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-18 Thread Dinesh Joshi
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:01 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves law...@au-kbc.org wrote: In this case, the discussion is highly relevant as it gives a clear pointer as to why so few women appear on community mailing lists. This is a problem that worries a lot of us. I personally was horrified at the sexist

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-18 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Wednesday 18 February 2009 13:44:42 Dinesh Joshi wrote: On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:01 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves law...@au- kbc.org wrote: In this case, the discussion is highly relevant as it gives a clear pointer as to why so few women appear on community mailing lists. This is a problem

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-18 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Wednesday 18 February 2009 11:49:19 Mrugesh Karnik wrote: only ooold people know all this. I saw the first episode back in 1980 Hey, I'm still 23 and I've seen all the episodes, kiddo, you weren't even *born* then - how could you have seen the first one? -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-18 Thread Dinesh Joshi
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 3:55 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves law...@au-kbc.org wrote: to address a woman as 'My dear' on a mailing list is sexism. Please quote the law which says I cannot do that. -- Regards, Dinesh A. Joshi -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-18 Thread Harsh Busa
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Dinesh Joshi dinesh.a.jo...@gmail.comwrote: On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 3:55 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves law...@au-kbc.org wrote: to address a woman as 'My dear' on a mailing list is sexism. Please quote the law which says I cannot do that. ROTFL ! sorry but i cannot

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-18 Thread Kartik Mistry
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Harsh Busa harsh.b...@gmail.com wrote: Please quote the law which says I cannot do that. ROTFL ! sorry but i cannot control laughing on this one. good one dude. you need a vacation My dear Luggers, Err. I need vacation too ;) -- Cheers, Kartik Mistry |

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-18 Thread steve
Just wanted to chime in ... Anurag wrote: 2009/2/18 Kenneth Gonsalves law...@au-kbc.org: frankly I do not understand this. Neither of them are newbies. Both of them are valuable members of this list. What are you going to achieve by moderating them for a week? Are you going to counsel and

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-18 Thread G Karunakar
snip so is the thread over now? -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-18 Thread Rony
Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: On Wednesday 18 February 2009 11:27:14 Rajeev R. K. wrote: obi-wan kenobi - friend of anakin and mentor of luke - luke is famous as in 'go to the source luke' Wow, i never dreamed of the day when i'd see a techie who isnt familiar with either

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-18 Thread Rony
Prakash Shetty wrote: I hate seeing my phone buzz every few seconds with unwanted spam. I hope you guys understand. List emails can sometimes flood the inbox as there are many members. Keep a separate email id, other than your official one for that and view list messages directly at

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-18 Thread Easwar Hariharan
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves law...@au-kbc.org wrote: On Tuesday 17 February 2009 20:38:21 Anurag wrote: Continue flaming each other, and both of you will be put on moderation for a week. frankly I do not understand this. Neither of them are newbies. Both of them are

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-18 Thread Dinesh Joshi
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 6:31 AM, steve st...@lonetwin.net wrote: For example, I am choosing to do that Dinesh's latest 'i didn't do anything wrong' troll post too. He is a troll and not worth my bytes. Steve, calling me a troll isn't going to do any good. If you really care to ignore trolls

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-18 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Wednesday 18 February 2009 17:01:28 steve wrote: i wonder if that happens in Indian mailing lists. Maybe, there is something else that is more relevant to Indian sensibilities which parallels godwin's law. s/nazi/sri rama sena/ -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate NRC-FOSS

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-18 Thread Mrugesh Karnik
On Wednesday 18 Feb 2009 21:06:12 Rony wrote: Wonder what is so special about people in strange helmets flying around and fighting each other with brightly lit tubelights? :-D ``I find your lack of faith disturbing.'' - Darth Vader :P Mrugesh --

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread VidAyer
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Dinesh Joshi dinesh.a.jo...@gmail.com wrote: These words are strange to you because your philosophy is to fracture and divide. All my life I've learnt, FREE PIZZA attracts only hungry people. Those who have the real passion to learn, will learn no matter

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Raj Mathur
On Tuesday 17 Feb 2009, VidAyer wrote: [snip] I call you out and refuse to accept your negative behaviour. /me puts up his feet and hands the popcorn around. Cold in Delhi but my hands are warm enough now! -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Kartik Mistry
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Dinesh Joshi dinesh.a.jo...@gmail.com wrote: The list admins can ban me, at the most. That doesn't take away my freedom. List admin(s), Please do this as soon as possible. We should not worry as this step will not take away any freedom. -- Cheers, Kartik

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Anurag
Dinesh and Vid: You may take your differences in opinions off the list. This thread on LinkedIN stops here. We've already taken a decision on what to do with automated invitations in future. Dinesh, being polite costs nothing. Please give it a thought. Anurag -- http://web.gnuer.org/ --

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Mrugesh Karnik
On Tuesday 17 Feb 2009 15:58:06 Anurag wrote: Dinesh and Vid: You may take your differences in opinions off the list. This thread on LinkedIN stops here. We've already taken a decision on what to do with automated invitations in future. Dinesh, being polite costs nothing. Please give it a

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread VidAyer
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Anurag anu...@gnuer.org wrote: Dinesh and Vid: You may take your differences in opinions off the Anurag, I dont feel comfortable with your suggestion of communicating with trolls off-list. If he mails me off-list, I will send it back to the list as I dont need to

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Kartik Mistry
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 4:11 PM, VidAyer v...@svaksha.com wrote: Anurag, I dont feel comfortable with your suggestion of communicating with trolls off-list. If he mails me off-list, I will send it back to the list as I dont need to deal with anyone indulging in abuse in private emails.

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Balachandran Sivakumar
Hi, On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Anurag anu...@gnuer.org wrote: list. This thread on LinkedIN stops here. We've already taken a decision on what to do with automated invitations in future. Just a sugestion. It will be a good idea to share what the step was with other GLUGs too right

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Dinesh Joshi
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 5:41 AM, VidAyer v...@svaksha.com wrote: the list as I dont need to deal with anyone indulging in *abuse* in private emails. You have crossed your limits. I suggest you stop right here. -- Regards, Dinesh A. Joshi -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Dinesh Joshi
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 6:33 AM, Kartik Mistry kartik.mis...@gmail.com wrote: Private email from person like DJ can be nightmare. Please don't think about it even in (day) dream. Bad mouthing me publicly Kartik? Really? -- Regards, Dinesh A. Joshi --

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Dinesh Joshi
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 5:28 AM, Anurag anu...@gnuer.org wrote: Dinesh, being polite costs nothing. Please give it a thought. Please go through the thread. Ms.Ayer initiated insults and repeated name calling. I wasn't the one who started it. -- Regards, Dinesh A. Joshi --

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread VidAyer
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Dinesh Joshi dinesh.a.jo...@gmail.com wrote: Yes people like you want to divide the community in the name of helping minority groups. Your effort could be better spent helping someone, but I see your lack of helpful responses to be a proof of your real

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Dinesh Joshi
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 9:48 AM, VidAyer v...@svaksha.com wrote: citation needed. Find it yourself. ...which is what you did to me in this thread in the first place wrong. wrong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leading_question http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacy_of_many_questions

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Anurag
Last chance. Continue flaming each other, and both of you will be put on moderation for a week. thanks Anurag -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread VidAyer
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Dinesh Joshi dinesh.a.jo...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 9:48 AM, VidAyer v...@svaksha.com wrote: citation needed. Find it yourself. i dont have to, you claimed thus, so prove it. wrong. wrong. is that your best line of defense? :)

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Prashant Verma
At 02:38 PM 2/17/2009, Raj Mathur wrote: On Tuesday 17 Feb 2009, VidAyer wrote: [snip] I call you out and refuse to accept your negative behaviour. /me puts up his feet and hands the popcorn around. Cold in Delhi but my hands are warm enough now! Got more popcorn? --

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Mrugesh Karnik
On Tuesday 17 Feb 2009 19:57:20 Dinesh Joshi wrote: On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 5:28 AM, Anurag anu...@gnuer.org wrote: Dinesh, being polite costs nothing. Please give it a thought. Please go through the thread. Ms.Ayer initiated insults and repeated name calling. I wasn't the one who started

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Tuesday 17 February 2009 17:16:14 Balachandran Sivakumar wrote: On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Anurag anu...@gnuer.org wrote: list. This thread on LinkedIN stops here. We've already taken a decision on what to do with automated invitations in future.       Just a sugestion. It will be

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Tuesday 17 February 2009 20:38:21 Anurag wrote: Continue flaming each other, and both of you will be put on moderation for a week. frankly I do not understand this. Neither of them are newbies. Both of them are valuable members of this list. What are you going to achieve by moderating them

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Rajeev R. K.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 9:44 PM, Prashant Verma pve...@gmail.com wrote: At 02:38 PM 2/17/2009, Raj Mathur wrote: On Tuesday 17 Feb 2009, VidAyer wrote: [snip] I call you out and refuse to accept your negative behaviour. /me puts up his feet and hands the popcorn around. Cold in Delhi but my

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Dinesh Kumar
``Who's the more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?'' - Obi-Wan Kenobi -- Who is Kenobi? http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Mrugesh Karnik
On Wednesday 18 Feb 2009 10:41:50 Dinesh Kumar wrote: ``Who's the more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?'' - Obi-Wan Kenobi -- Who is Kenobi? http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Obi-Wan_Kenobi Mrugesh -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Wednesday 18 February 2009 11:27:14 Rajeev R. K. wrote: obi-wan kenobi - friend of anakin and mentor of luke - luke is famous as in 'go to the source luke' Wow, i never dreamed of the day when i'd see a techie who isnt familiar with either star trek or star wars!!! only ooold people

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Mrugesh Karnik
On Wednesday 18 Feb 2009 11:36:49 Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: On Wednesday 18 February 2009 11:27:14 Rajeev R. K. wrote: obi-wan kenobi - friend of anakin and mentor of luke - luke is famous as in 'go to the source luke' Wow, i never dreamed of the day when i'd see a techie who isnt

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Prakash Shetty
Hi, Can somebody stop this nonsense, i have not subscribed this list to know the personal likes and dislikes of some starwars or gaming fans. niether am i here to troll on sci fi or gaming. I request everyone to kill this thread and move on to sensible things that this list is meant for. or in

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Mukund Deshmukh
Hi, Can somebody stop this nonsense, i have not subscribed this list to know the personal likes and dislikes of some starwars or gaming fans. niether am i here to troll on sci fi or gaming. I request everyone to kill this thread and move on to sensible things that this list is meant

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-17 Thread Dinesh Kumar
- Original Message - From: Mukund Deshmukh mukund.deshm...@gmail.com To: GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India linuxers@mm.ilug-bom.org.in Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:24 PM Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn Hi, Can somebody stop

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-16 Thread Dinesh Joshi
On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 6:35 AM, VidAyer v...@svaksha.com wrote: Sarcasm, Mr. Dinesh Joshi ?? I would credit you with a lot more intelligence than that. So i'll just step over your current self-indulgence in asking leading questions[0] via presuppositions[1], petitio principii[2] and

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-16 Thread VidAyer
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 1:09 AM, Dinesh Joshi dinesh.a.jo...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 6:35 AM, VidAyer v...@svaksha.com wrote: Sarcasm, Mr. Dinesh Joshi ?? I would credit you with a lot more intelligence than that. So i'll just step over your current self-indulgence in asking

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-16 Thread Kartik Mistry
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 1:09 AM, Dinesh Joshi dinesh.a.jo...@gmail.com wrote: P.S.: Send me e-tickets ;-) I have some used one. I think that will only be appropriate for you. -- Cheers, Kartik Mistry | 0xD1028C8D | IRC: kart_ Debian GNU/Linux Developer Blog.en: ftbfs.wordpress.com

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-16 Thread Dinesh Joshi
On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 10:53 PM, VidAyer v...@svaksha.com wrote: Hey, I knew it all along and you didnt have to take the trouble to prove it again. BTW, the word elegance is a misnomer. For you maybe. It hurts when you fall flat on your face in a public mailing list, doesn't it? Where are my

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-16 Thread Dinesh Joshi
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 12:30 AM, Kartik Mistry kartik.mis...@gmail.com wrote: P.S.: Send me e-tickets ;-) I have some used one. I think that will only be appropriate for you. weak dude. Really weak. -- Regards, Dinesh A. Joshi -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-16 Thread Dinesh Joshi
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 12:53 AM, Devdas Bhagat dev...@dvb.homelinux.org wrote: You forgot the minor point that your freedom of speech is not absolute on this list. Your freedom of speech goes only as far as the listadmins allow for it. The list admins can ban me, at the most. That doesn't

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-16 Thread Dinesh Joshi
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 1:09 AM, VidAyer v...@svaksha.com wrote: Strange to hear words like freedom and freedom of speech when all that you do is excel at being rude, arrogant and a bully on the list. Clearly you cant see a world beyond yourself which is not freedom, so dont quote philosophy

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-15 Thread VidAyer
hi, consolidating replies to reduce threads :) On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 10:14 PM, Kartik Mistry kartik.mis...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 7:11 PM, Dinesh Joshi dinesh.a.jo...@gmail.com wrote: hehe...just kidding ;-) No. You are doing it right ;) ...er, you mean flaming

Re: [ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-14 Thread Kartik Mistry
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 7:11 PM, Dinesh Joshi dinesh.a.jo...@gmail.com wrote: hehe...just kidding ;-) No. You are doing it right ;) -- Cheers, Kartik Mistry | 0xD1028C8D | IRC: kart_ Debian GNU/Linux Developer Blog.en: ftbfs.wordpress.com Blog.gu: kartikm.wordpress.com --

[ILUG-BOM] threads [was] [OT] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-02-13 Thread VidAyer
Rony gnulinux...@gmail.com wrote: At least this thread has got some interesting facts about some members who spam the list. I have a suggestion to the list admins. Whenever the list receives any ...and I have a request... it would be nicer if folks ignored it or asked the admins (write to