Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:33:53 +0100 | | From | "Jesper Juhl" <> | | Subject | Re: off topic: Dolphin massacre in Japan |
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On 23/02/07, David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> wrote: > From: Aggelos <aggmanousidis@freemail.gr> > Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:32:26 +0200 > > > PS: Before any smart-ass jumps in, effectively making this post a thread > > about what spam is, let me say that if I posted it to a dolphin or > > other related list, there would be no gain, as they should already be > > aware of it. My intent is_NOT_ to discuss the subject here (in this > > list). Only want to make people aware, and so, if they want they can > > sign the petition. So don't reply to say this is spam, because it may > > be, but unlike spam, it will serve its purpose anyway. > > This is not an exscuse. linux-kernel is not some place for > making people "aware" of some important non-Linux issue, > just like any other mailing list is not an appropriate place > for off-topic discussions. > > The importance of the issue makes your posting no less inappropriate, > so please don't use that as a justification. The fact that you > believe that posting this on somewhere more appropriate is "without > gain" is not an exscuse either. > > Or perhaps you think it's appropriate to crap on just about any > mailing list in the world as long as the issue is "important"? > > linux-kernel is not to be used as a bullhorn for people to use > as they feel like to spread whatever information they want. > > So the next person who does this will be black-listed at > vger.kernel.org forever, as I am explicitly stating right now that our > policy is that this kind of posting is inappropriate. NO exceptions.
Thank you David.
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