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Neredbojias
Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:39:44
GMT Gary L. Burnore scribed:
Well, if _I_ complained (officially) about someone's "spam" no matter
which definition you use, I'd want the account nuked and would believe it
deserved to be nuked. Specifically, off-topic can be as heinous as
"spam" per se.
What if it was his twelfth offense?
Why would I do that? You seem reasonable, even enlightening. I may not
agree with you 100%, but I don't even agree with Jesus 100%, either.
Hehe, yeah, I can believe _that_ easy enough...
Anyway, I see your point and will consider it, but I suspect the main
thrust of my belief in this respect will not change. And in any case, I
don't think defending it publicly was worth the ongoing argument which is
even yet unfolding.
GMT Gary L. Burnore scribed:
The problem with general usage of the wrong term is that people know
that ISPs will Term an account when someone spams. So you send a spam
complaint but it's about something you just don't like to read or
something off topic and a lazy admin nukes someone's internet access
for no good reason.
Well, if _I_ complained (officially) about someone's "spam" no matter
which definition you use, I'd want the account nuked and would believe it
deserved to be nuked. Specifically, off-topic can be as heinous as
"spam" per se.
If enough people call shoplifting pack of gum robbery long enough,
shuld the kid stealing a pack of gum be charged as a felon? Of course
not.
What if it was his twelfth offense?
Alt.* is set up the way it is for a reason. So to the Big-8 groups.
Alt is mostly a free-for-all. If someone wants more control, they
propose a proper big 8 group with a valid charter. Then, in most
cases, the stuckkles of the world will back down when faced with
charter violations. A single advert to a comp group can be reported
as off charter. Not spam, but off charter.
All that said, yeah. I understand that you'd like a nice quiet place
to talk. Killfiles are good for that. I've NO problem if you want to
killfile me.
Why would I do that? You seem reasonable, even enlightening. I may not
agree with you 100%, but I don't even agree with Jesus 100%, either.
In fact, in posts to stukkie, I've been adding
alt.usenet.kooks specifically so that you and anyone else who wishes
to ignore the threads about jerry can simply killfile on that. If it's
crossposted to alt.usenet.kooks, it's not really worth reading.
Hehe, yeah, I can believe _that_ easy enough...
Anyway, I see your point and will consider it, but I suspect the main
thrust of my belief in this respect will not change. And in any case, I
don't think defending it publicly was worth the ongoing argument which is
even yet unfolding.