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Re: Friendly reminder about use of .general
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lugnet.admin.general
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Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:00:37 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
> In lugnet.admin.general, Joakim Olsson wrote:
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> > "Leonard Hoffman" <lenny.hoffman@lugnet.com> wrote in message
> > news:IDq1ru.E0p@lugnet.com...
> > > Just a friendly reminder to all of you loyal users of Lugnet.
> > >
> > > While .general is sometimes seen as the main newsgroup of Lugnet, it should be
> > > noted that posts are on topic for .general only if there is not a better
> > > newsgroup for them to go in. Of course this rule is flexible if someone is
> > > unsure or if a post is particularly important. However, I've noticed quite a
> > > number of off-topic posts in .general the past few days.
Did you notice the LUGNET masses complaining about it?
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> > Hi, the use of .general for most of the announcements is a good thing for me
> > using a news reader.
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> Although it may be useful for you in particular, it is specifically the purpose
> of the .announce heirarchy for announcements. Use of .general for announcements
> is off-topic.
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> The decision to sub-divide Lugnet is a very old decision - one of the core parts
> of Lugnet's original vision.
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> > Just a couple of cents. =)
> > /Joakim
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> Thank you for giving us your point of view. This will help the Lugnet Admins
> continue to work on the evolution of Lugnet.
Wilde: "A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is
absolutely fatal."
Scott A
>
> -Leonard Hoffman
> Member #1168
> Lugnet Administrator
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| (...) Although it may be useful for you in particular, it is specifically the purpose of the .announce heirarchy for announcements. Use of .general for announcements is off-topic. The decision to sub-divide Lugnet is a very old decision - one of the (...) (20 years ago, 22-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
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