Re: Ads, FAQ's, and Bandwidth.

From: txtales@aol.com (TX Tales)

Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Steve Walker writes:

>Why are you so hung up on what Greg Lindahl thinks? Who the hell cares
>what Greg Lindahl thinks and does.

We are "hung up on what Greg Lindahl thinks" because the subscribers to
this Usenet group wanted a change, asked for it, faught for it, and
demonstrated an overwhelming support of it.  Greg found one excuse after
another not to comply.  His latest argument is that - even in the face of
indisputable consent - we didn't vote the "right" way, and therefore, our
voices (and our point, and our preferences) are moot.  We are frustrated
and disappointed, but it also appears the entire battle is a lost cause no
matter how clearly the point is made.  That is very sad, but well within
Greg's rights as the maintainer of this group's FAQ.

I hope that answers your question.  Please bear in mind that every post on
this group comes from a flesh-and-blood person with a right to speak.  It
is easy to hide behind the anonymity of the Internet and mouth off to
people for expressing an opinion.  This includes Greg, though the amount
of respect one gets for communicating depends on what one has to say, and
the level of respect at which one communicates.

I would like to add that, according to Tile.Net/News (MIT's RTFM server),
this newsgroup has 20,000 readers; averages 25 messages per day; reaches
approximately 71% of all Internet sites; and a minor 2% of the postings to
this Usenet group are cross-postings (Spam).

All in all, I think this group does a fine job of policing itself.  Ads
are not as frequent as posts on the subject of ads lately, but it looks
like the issue is dying.  It is disappointing that Greg Lindahl could not
see the common sense of making this change, but sometimes it is very hard
to see past what one considers a personal attack to see the big picture.
Greg is no less human than any of us.  I only wish the "sniping" could
have been set aside so the reasonability of this issue could have come
through more clearly.

Nobody won on this issue.  That is a shame.

References

Re: Ads, FAQ's, and Bandwidth.
summit@easynet.co.uk (Steve Walker)
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: Ads, FAQ's, and Bandwidth.
summit@easynet.co.uk (Steve Walker)
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000