[Gllug] This is terrible

[mike]

On Fri, 2002-01-25 at 00:58, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 10:59:26PM +0000, Iain wrote:
> > Look,
> > 
> > I've only posted to this list twice in the year I've been a member but
> > today I deleted all digests before they got downloaded because there was
> > all sorts of rubbish going about.
> > 
> > GLLUG is not the place to discuss the issues of nuclear war, potential
> > "solutions" to world political problems etc.
> > 
> > Please take them else where and quit filling up my mailbox with ammateur
> > political and religious philosophy. I that's what I wanted I'd listen to
> > Today in Parliament on Radio 4.
> > 
> > Get a grip, shut up, and write some code!!!!
> 
> Most of the people you are criticising contribute a lot to this list.
> Yes, it would have helped if the subject line had been changed earlier
> to make it easier to ignore.  OTOH, the main reason this list is
> successful is because it has a community behind/around it.  And we chat,
> sometimes.
> 
> It *is* a successful list, I should emphasise.  Over the time I've been
> on it the level of expertise that it can call on has grown impressively,
> in part because the people on it have learned from eachother.  That has
> involved a certain amount of off-topic meandering.
> 
> Looking back at the thread in question I can see the names of people who
> have done talks for GLLUG, people who have helped organise GLLUG events
> and people who have asked or answered many pertinent questions.  Oh, and
> one annoying prick but then it takes all sorts.  All in all, I think you
> get a lot for your time.
> 
> -- 
> Bruce
> 
one commeny#t on the the thread as a whole

A very larghe proportion of the list are at good acquaintances with
large sections of the the other people on the list so they chat about
shock horror other things than linux that they care about

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