Messages in this thread | | | From | "Jan Klabacka" <> | Date | Thu, 3 Apr 1997 08:36:56 +0100 | Subject | Re: URGENT: A Plea to the owners of linux.dev.kernel |
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I am also sometimes tired with high amount of messages in this list, caused also by below mentioned problem.
My point of view is easy. If no one will respond for off-topic questions (or respond with "please, go somewhere else, this is off-topic question"), these people will disappear themselves.
Regards
Jan Klabacka
On 2 Apr 97 at 14:15, Dave Barr wrote:
> In article <199704021759.MAA00370@jenolan.caipgeneral>, > David S. Miller <davem@jenolan.rutgers.edu> wrote: > >I think it is just as much of a mistake to tell a new user to go blow > >even if he posts his legitimate questions here. > > Nobody's suggesting this. I agree new users may have legitimate > questions, but it's clear (see below) that they do not have legitimate > questions _here_. All we're asking is that they be nudged elsewhere. > > >As for the offtopic'ness as of late, the past few days have been > >filled with "clueful postings" and in fact your posting here is the > >first break in that spell. Touche' > > Well, to further confuse the issue with some facts, let's in fact > look at the subjects of the past 3 days, shall we? >
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> > Maybe you're reading a different list than I am, but for the past > few days I see one and ONLY one on-topic post. Sure, some may > be "clueful", but for another list entirely. > > >There really isn't anything that can be "done" about offtopic postings > >(as others have pointed out) and segregating the kernel list is not > >going to happen at least as long as I run them at vger. > > Well, that's a rather dissappointing stance. > > I whole-heartedly agree with Todd Lewis's post. I'm a lurker here too, > hoping to suck off kernel insights. However kernel stuff is _only_ > what this list is for. I've been a part of many lists, and unfortunately > this is a natural progression as a list comes of age (or past its age). > I recall a rather amusing post by I belive Brent Chapman (owner of > the Firewalls Digest) describing the four stages of any mailing list. > > If Mr. Miller chooses not to do something, that's fine. I hope > someone takes it upon themself to volunteer and send _polite_ messages > to off-topic posters suggesting more appropriate lists for their > inquiries. It would be nice to have some sort of quasi-moderation > on this list. > > --Dave >
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