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Re: Cleaning up the main homepage
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lugnet.admin.general
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Thu, 9 Mar 2000 22:11:07 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Scott Arthur writes:
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> "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message
> news:<Fr5sEC.L2t@lugnet.com>...
> > In lugnet.admin.general, Scott Arthur writes:
> > > > Thus, to lessen the noise levels on the root homepage, the server now
> > > > "hides" messages appearing in the following parts of the newsgroup • tree:
> > > >
> > > > lugnet.admin.*
> > > > lugnet.market.auction
> > > > lugnet.market.jambalaya
> > > > lugnet.off-topic.*
> > >
> > > I'd argue that the problem with the admin groups is that there is too • little
> > > participation on the discussions there by the general LUGNet masses.
> >
> > That's certainly not a problem at all. The admin groups exist at all • because
> > it's better to have things out in the open for people who care,
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> The problem is, in my opinion, not enough people care.
> <snippped>
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> > > If the contents of the posts in these groups is "ugly", perhaps better
> > > phraseology is required -
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> > Suggestions?
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> Self Restraint
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> >
> >
> > > not bowdlerization.
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> > All things being equal, bowdlerization of content is undesirable, but • please
> > understand that it's the lesser of two evils. Most people have lives • outside
> > of the hobby, and couldn't care less to see all the non-LEGO noise.
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> The fact that a user uses LUGNet possibly means that they get benefit from
> it. .admin debates can result in change, or result from it, so it is
> important that a wide range of view are represented. Anything which reduces
> that range of views is a bad thing - in my opinion.
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> > In fact,
> > when the noise levels reach problematic proportions, it begins to attract • and
> > retain a different type of person (the hard-head or die-hard as opposed to • the
> > casual user or someone into the hobby for pure reasons).
> >
> > I'd like it best if people could personalise and exchange their own • automatic
> > bowdlerizers, and am working toward this.
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> I suggested self bowdlerisation earlier this week, and was shouted down.
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> Scott A
Scott,
Give it up! I've been watching this thread for some time and frankly I'm glad
Todd added the Auction and Admin filter to the main page. Your incessant
whining and pestering is getting very hard to tolerate and I'm glad to have to
actively search it out rather than be confronted with it at every page refresh.
How many times and how many ways do you have to be told "NO"?
I can only speak for myself and no one else, but I *do not* want Auction
announcements in any of the groups that I regularly cruise. I read them to see
what is going on in that theme as far as building ideas and news goes. If I
want to see what the latest auctions are doing, I go to that group. I see no
reason allow posting of austion announcements in those groups other than to
actively flog of ones auction. Why would I want to have my regularly scheduled
LUGNET reading interrupted to bring me this "important announcement from XYZ's
LEGO Auction"? If I had the opportunity, I'd make it so that my regular network
TV shows were commercial free too.
It usually takes quite a bit to rile me up, and frankly you've gotten me there.
Keep your auction announcements in the proper group and they'll be read. Spread
them around to the other groups and I'm gone.
Sincerely,
-Duane
"A Compartmentalized Dork"
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| (...) I'm gonna haveta "me too" on this. I am a potential buyer in some of these auctions. I am not so dense or clueless that I would give up looking for an auction if the notices aren't thrown in my face. As such, I expect the sellers in these (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
| | | Re: Cleaning up the main homepage
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| <snipped> (...) glad (...) have to (...) refresh. (...) This is not an issue with me any longer. My 1st post in this thread stated that the .acition change does not bother me - or at least it should have: (URL) I read them to see (...) I (...) This (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:<Fr5sEC.L2t@lugnet.com>... (...) tree: (...) little (...) because (...) The problem is, in my opinion, not enough people care. <snippped> (...) Self Restraint (...) please (...) outside (...) (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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