lukhman_khan wrote, [on 3/5/2009 10:15 AM]: > Why are you quoting in whole a news item from some bbc website here? > Is it to mean that we are incapable of getting our news ourselves that we > need be helped like this? > > There are no points to be gained by simply posting something/anything.
I agree partially. Speaking for myself, I sometimes post articles entire for two reasons: 1. To spark discussion among those who read the text, keeping in mind that some significant number of listmembers will NOT click on the link. I also perform some value addition of collating the text and stripping out the ads. 2. Many URLs are not persistent, so I want some place where I can go back later and still find the text. 3. Often (but not always) I send them along with a line or two of commentary to place it into context. Having said that (and putting the admin cap on), I agree that merely forwarding all the interesting links that come one's way is not a great way to enhance the SNR ratio on the list. Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
