Another OT Question

[erik hansen]

nothing excuses gratuitous rudeness.
sometimes i forget to put "OT" before msg,
but do realize the importance.

--- Iago <iago at iago.net> wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Dec 2002, miscdas at boxfrog.com wrote:
> 
> > And how, pray tell, might one determine if a
> post is of
> > interest and "skip past" when the subject
> line is "Re:
> > Another 2.0 Question"? That subject is so
> broad that
> > unless one examines the body of the post, how
> is it
> > possible?
> 
>   One quietly surveys the first few lines, and
> then one
>   employs one's conveniently available 'D' key,
> or other
>   applicable keystroke, to expunge the
> offending message
>   from one's sight.
> 
>   One then graciously maintains silence, rather
> than airing
>   one's complaints, when the rest of a list
> population is
>   clearly having no problem with the topic at
> hand,
>   particularly considering that, when one
> replies to an
>   'offending' thread, one is merely giving it
> an opportunity
>   to grow, which rather increases the presence
> of irritants
>   in one's sight.
> 
>   This is how one comports oneself in a manner
> that treats
>   the availability of a mailing list (such as
> this one) as a
>   privilege, rather than a right.
> 
> -- 
> Fred Hicks <iago AT iago DOT net>
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erik at erikhansen.org    http://www.erikhansen.org

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