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Subject: 
Re: New newsgroup lugnet.color
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.color
Date: 
Mon, 10 May 2004 09:28:32 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.nntp, Marc Nelson, Jr. wrote:
   This seems like a very unfair move designed to discourage the expression of negative opinions about the color change, for the benefit of a few people who want to ignore those opinions. I can see that when anyone voices any opinion on the color change besides the apparently LUGNET-sanctioned “like it or lump it” stance, the response will be “Go back to your ghetto - FUT to .color”.

This is the sort of thing I would expect from FBTB, but not from LUGNET. I am very disappointed.

I for one think it’s a great idea - one I had not thought of until I saw Todd’s announcement, but I hit myself thinking “why didn’t I think of that?”

It is a move deisgned to discourage the expression of negative opinions about the color change IN INAPPROPRIATE PLACES. Lugnet has become almost unusable since the color change threads have taken over so many areas.

Hopefully this move will take the steam out of all the color-change complainers and let us get back to our hobby.

--Bill.



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  Re: New newsgroup lugnet.color
 
(...) I'm not sure I agree with that phrasing. No one is trying to take the steam out, per se, people should be free to express themselves if they can do so politely and positively. What *is* desired is that the steam be channeled and regulated so (...) (21 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.color, FTX)

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  Re: New newsgroup lugnet.color
 
(...) Wow. LUGNET sure moves fast, provided the right people are (URL) complaining>. This seems like a very unfair move designed to discourage the expression of negative opinions about the color change, for the benefit of a few people who want to (...) (21 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.color, FTX)

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