New Computer

[bruce]

and i would tend to think/believe and interpret that what karl has posted
has to do with fedora.. it's his experiences, both small, and large that
he's posting to the list with...

everything that he's posted (as far as i can tell) has to do with his
machine, which has fedora, that he's been trying to gte up/running..

so, i ask again.. what's your issue?

i would also say that there are more than enough people who do want to play
list police. they're the same ones who want to go into the correct way to
post top/side/bottom (for those san fran guys)!!

if an actual fedora list admin wanted to slam karl, than hey.. it's his
list, go for it.. but i'm reasonably sure that whoever is the admin of this
list has way more critical things to spend their time on. also, to this
point, if you object to karl... start your own email list for fedora that
you moderate, and you can ensure that the environment would be up to your
standards...

peace

-----Original Message-----
From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com
[mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of DJ Delorie
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 5:37 PM
To: fedora-list at redhat.com
Subject: Re: New Computer



"bruce" <bedouglas at earthlink.net> writes:
> if you really want a locked down environment

I never said that.  I said your idea was wrong because it puts the
onus on the wrong people.  You would punish the innocent to avoid
inconveniencing the guilty.

> then you should create a moderated list of your own... you'd have
> complete, and utter mastery over what could be submited/posted...

It's a sad day when we must resort to moderation because people can't
be bothered to be respectful of the purpose of the list.

> but i don't believe the list needs you, or anyone else as it's
> police..

This list *has* police.  They're called list administrators, and they
can blacklist whoever they feel is appropriate, since this is their
list and we're here at their sufferance.  I'm not an admin, and I
don't think this is an appropriate case for such drastic measures.

> every so often people tend to pop up, and want to police the list in
> their image...

Not "my image".  The list is the "Fedora" list.  It's purpose is in
its name.  It's not the "Betty Crocker" list, or the "triathlon" list,
it's the "Fedora" list.  It's not the "building my computer" list.
None of this is my *opinion*, it's what the list *is*.

See http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PostIsOffTopic :

  "What is off-topic? Off-topic messages do not follow the topic for
   the mailing list they were posted to. . . . You should select a
   more appropriate mailing list for your message and post it there
   instead.

   fedora-list at redhat.com

   This mailing list is for general discussions and support questions
   regarding Fedora. If your post is in any way related to Fedora, it
   is probably not off-topic here."

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