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Re: From-line registration?
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lugnet.admin.general
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Sun, 18 Oct 1998 15:11:00 GMT
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Todd Lehman writes:
> I wonder if it would be best to require "From:"-line registration via a web
> page prior to accepting posts from someone.
I think this is a good idea. I've snipped the proposal itself but it seems well
thought out. This silliness is an unfortunate and unavoidable consequence of
"getting a jump" and going public early, before the full system is implemented,
as it will manage all this detail for you in a friendly way. So is the
signature thing.
This is a learning experiment, we must not stop because of wrinkles. Those get
ironed out, and we move on.
> It is expected that 99% or more of submissions would be accepted. If
> someone is rejected and they don't like it, well...they can go complain in
> RTL or something and see if other people think it was unfair.
I had to leave this part, though, because it made me laugh a lot. Reminded me
of that sign you see in redneck bars:
" Our complaint manager is Helen Waite...
if you have a complaint, you can go to Helen Waite! "
In fact this might even be the start of an epithet. If I'm annoyed at a poster,
I may just tell them to "GO TO RTL" instead of "Go to ...". Hey, it rhymes.
> --Todd
Stop Decrementing!!
++Lar
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| Some people seem to think it is cute to put garbage or ridiculous things into their "From:" lines (in place of their names and/or e-mail addresses). My gut instinct says that as more and more (and younger and younger) people discover this resource, (...) (28 years ago, 18-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)
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