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Re: Stop with the [News] postings already!!!

  • Subject: Re: Stop with the [News] postings already!!!
  • From: Tim Smith <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:26:05 -0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Institute of Lawsonomy, Department of Suction and Pressure
  • References: <LLednXVkNq_WynnZnZ2dnUVZ_rqdnZ2d@comcast.com> <s2qfr3-rnn.ln1@nomad.mishnet>
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  • Xref: news.mcc.ac.uk comp.os.linux.advocacy:1141991
In article <s2qfr3-rnn.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, JEDIDIAH wrote:
>> If you feel compelled to post [News] could you batch all your stories in
>> one or two messages a day?
> 
>  Then potential items of interest are no longer "indexed" so that you
>  don't have to pay attention to items you have no real interest. So
>  instead of just skimming through the crap you have to wade hip deep in
>  it.

(1) If they were batched using Digest format (rfc1153), many newsreaders
would be able to show them as individual messages for those who prefer them
that way.

(2) If he'd lose the articles that have nothing to do with Linux advocacy,
there would be much less crap to deal with.  (E.g., that an executive
leaves Dell to go to Lenovo has nothing to do with Linux).

-- 
--Tim Smith

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