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Re: Why the criticism of Roy's [News] articles?

Hadron Quark wrote:

> Bruce Scott TOK <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> writes:
> 
>> someone with an alias wrote:
>>
>> |> The set up a mailing list like everyone else does. This is a public
>> |> NG : not a mailing list. There is a big difference.
>> |> 
>> |> When there are reams of news posts it should be aimed at subscribers
>> |> only.
>>
>> What is appropriate in a NG is determined by its charter, and you are on
>> the wrong side of that here.
>>
>> If you don't want to see/read these articles then don't.  Don't try to
>> police the newsgroup.
> 
> I'm not : I'm suggesting, as others have, that the colume of posts is
> ridiculous and is better handled as a digest.
> 

You are in good company: Erik F, flatfish, DFS, billwg, all the assorted
scum of cola

> What other groups do you know which are treated to almost 200 posts a
> day from one person who is just repeating info scrounged from other main
> sites?
> 
> A digest *would* be welcome.
> 

I personally don't like them as I read other sources myself.
That aside, I have to say Roy should actually *increase* his "output". After
all, you widiots have nothing to counter it

And no, a digest would not at all be "welcome"

And, BTW, your "newsreader" fails miserably in quoting correctly. Like
usually the MS supplied ones do. Some faked headers to indicate a "linux
newsreader" nonwithstanding
-- 
Microsoft: The company that made email dangerous
And web browsing. And viewing pictures. And...


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