Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/

[internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org (Robert)]

Not to belabor the point or to insult anyone, but you are making
assumptions based on your own personal preferences as to what the rest of
the group would find beneficial. If you do this you impose your will on
others and the list ceases to be a democratic exchange of ideas. What
you think is not of interest or relevant may not apply to the next
person.

Personally I don't think someone should tell someone else on the list
to fuck off because they disagree with them, but they have a right to
do so and even though I find it repugnant, I'll still support their
right to do so.

This is happening on a much larger scale in our society where the few
feel they can impose their will on the many and we are losing many
freedoms in the process. If you disagree with someone you can ignore
them, or tell them why you disagree, but telling them to shut up or
please stop or that their discussion is utterly useless and pointless
serves no one except for yourself.

Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Maria C Winslow" <maria.winslow AT windows-linux.com>
To: <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Please stop


Oh, are you not getting the pop-up flash animation titled "General
guidelines
for decent living, otherwise known as how not to be a t***l"? The paragraph
you quoted from the site falls under the very broad suggested guideline, "Is
my point relevant to anything of interest to this group?", and is not under
dispute. For example, a post exclaiming that you are hungry and inquiring as
to whether anyone else likes to eat food, especially in restaurants, would
be
entirely on topic. In fact, it seems to be the list's favorite topic! But
perhaps replying with "What would Jesus/Evil Conspirator eat" would not
really benefit anyone. However, a discussion along anthropological lines
concerning humanity's obsession over Jesus/Evil Conspirator would be
entirely
on topic. This is of course just my opinion.

By the way, in case anyone insults me, I will be offline for a while and
will
reply later.

Maria

On Monday 03 February 2003 12:42 pm, Robert wrote:
> Really?
>
> I don't see these guidelines posted on the site, this is what is currently
> posted as far a what the list is for:
>
> ----------------
> Talking about stuff on our Discussion List, where Internetworkers discuss
> whatever comes to mind: the digital divide, intellectual property, web
> hosting, stolen web sites, life in the triangle, denial-of-service attacks
> and North Carolina's new "Geek Profiling" have been just a few of the
> topics... and of course, we talk about the weather. The list was quite
> active during our record snow storm this winter. Message volume ranges
from
> 5 to 50 messages a day, but it seems to average around 10.
>
> http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/join/
> ----------------
>
> "Whatever comes to mind" pretty much covers stream-of-consciousness
> rantings. If you don't care for a thread or poster you can always kill
> filter it/them.
>
> Robert
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Maria C Winslow" <maria.winslow AT windows-linux.com>
>
>
> Yes, please stop. Another thing - this list is really not here for your
> stream-of-consciousness rantings, of any persuasion. Here are some helpful
> questions to ask before you post your latest grunt/rant:
>
> 1. Am I actually making a point?
> 2. Is my point relevant to anything of interest to this group?
> 3. Do I actually have any knowledge of the subject at hand, or am I
> formulating opinions out of boredom?
> 4. Do I really think anyone else will be enriched from my post?
>
> These guidelines should not be difficult to follow, and point number 2 is
> actually quite broad. I believe other Internetworkers would be happy to
> offer
> additional helpful guidelines if you are still unsure.
>
>
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