Steve didn't claim to own the internet, and hyperbole like that doesn't help.
Steve OWNS THIS LIST. And if he says it's going to stay narrowly on topic, I FULLY and COMPLETELY support his right to say it and enforce it even if that means his kicking people off the list. I wouldn't run it that way, but I'M NOT the list OWNER, so it ISN'T MY PLACE TO COMPLAIN.
Anyone who doesn't like it is welcome to start their own list and do the thankless work of deleting spam, moderating jerks who don't appreciate a well run list, and generally spending their own time making things run instead of telling other people how they should be running things.
Sorry if I sound pissed off... I'm having a flashback to my days of running email lists and dealing with punks who like to complain but not do any of the work.
Rock on Steve.
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James Newton.
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "alienrelics" <alienrelics@...> wrote:
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> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Peter Harrison <peter.harrison@> wrote:
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> > On 21 Mar 2010, at 17:04, Mark Robinson wrote:
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> > > Steve, this is simply nuts.
> > >
> > > You don't own the internet and have no business imperiously directing people to
> > > use another of your precious lists. You can try and close down discussions here
> > > that don't fit with your great plan for the world if that's how you wish to do
> > > things but honestly it just makes you look like a bit of a dick.
> > >
> > > Mark
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> > I for one support Steve on this. I have left several lists on other topics where there was no control. They just end up being used by a clique to chat about the weather, politics, etc... Signal to noise approaches zero and suddenly there is no venue for discussing the apparent subject at hand.
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> > Pete Harrison
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> Exactly! Thank you, Peter, well said. I, too, have left several lists where off-topic chatting overwhelms the purpose of the list.
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> Mark, you can join or not join any list you wish. The list description has been there since the list started, if you don't like it you should not have joined.
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> I never said I owned the internet, nor did I tell you what you can or cannot do elsewhere. However, I do run this list, I try to be as hands-off as possible. But I'm not going to allow the list to be overrun with off-topic stuff, nor do I allow name-calling. You are now moderated.
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> I am now using my ghod-like moderator powers to say that this topic is closed. I'd rather allow off-topic threads like this to simply fade away, but this one is looking like it is going to be one of those shambling undead zombie threads that won't die.
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> Steve Greenfield
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