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Re: A tiresome tirade (Was: garbage output)
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lugnet.admin.general
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Tue, 13 Apr 1999 08:03:47 GMT
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Todd:
> In lugnet.admin.general, sparre@sys-323.risoe.dk (Jacob Sparre Andersen)
> writes:
> > Todd:
> > [...]
> >
> > > However, if one of the group's "elders" -- say, Terry or Jacob
> > > -- were to
> >
> > That feels just like when kids refer to me as "the man". ;-(
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> Sorry, I didn't mean it like that.
I know. That is the difference between ":-(" and ";-(". The
latter one should probably be followed by a plain smiley,
but I'm not good at ASCII animations.
> > Could we request JW to discuss the quality of his parts in
> > private with a "mentor" before they are posted on Lugnet?
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> Certainly.
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> > I am willing to take on that job for a month.
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> This would entail close communication with Jonathan via e-mail -- in the
> hopes of finding and correcting errors and methods prior to public exposure?
> Could you contact Jonathan privately and see if he is open to this idea?
I will.
[ ... ]
> If we need to take the drastic route and revoke posting privileges, it will
> be especially useful if the .dat group has been separated by that time into
> a parts sub-group...I gather that we would want to ban his posting of parts
> but allow his posting of models?
This sounds like a good solution if we find it necessary to
revoke his posting privileges.
[ ... ]
> > but I prefer the "kill file approach".
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> But would stop the flame-throwing, the general ill will, and the grief for
> Terry? Although you could killfile Jonathan, you'd still see many of the
> follow-ups from other people. Effectively, I think you'd still see a lot
> of the stinky smoke.
You are probably right, but I still don't like revoking his
posting privileges (I don't like the war against Serbia
either), but it is probably the best solution.
Play well,
Jacob
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| (...) Sorry, I didn't mean it like that. (Not that there's anything wrong with being old.) By "elders" I just meant "old-timers" or "well-versed participants" in the sense of people who have been around the group for a long time and know the ins and (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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