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Flame bait on info-dylan, comp.lang.dylan
For those on the info-dylan list or reading the comp.lang.dylan
newsgroup, and who are not familiar with the "open" nature of usenet,
I thought it might be timely to post a few remarks:
(1) info-dylan is NOT moderated. Anyone has the right to post
anything they want. Posting to info-dylan _is_ restricted to
subscribers, but there is no analogy w.r.t. posting to
comp.lang.dylan. Also, though posting to info-dylan is restricted
to subscribers, the content is not restricted.
(2) it is inevitable, given the openness of usenet, that there will be
posts that are off topic, objectionable, insulting, etc.
Sometimes the offense is by a well-meaning but naive poster who
will respond to constructive coaching on "netiquette". Often,
however, that is not the case. In that case, there are two
strategies that I find useful:
(a) ignore -- usually the best policy is to simply ignore the
offensive poster. Since attention is what they crave, they
will usually move on after a while.
(b) kill files -- most decent newsreaders (I use the gnus
package under emacs) provide a "kill file" capability.
Adding an address to your kill file will conveniently shield
you from future rantings by the specified user.
Welcome to the future!
--
Greg gregs@ai.mit.edu (617)253-5807
Sullivan http://www.ai.mit.edu/~gregs/
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