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Random opinion from the Leopard Skin Room....<BR>
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Aaron has a good point and as much as I don't mind the OT posts (and will not criticize them) as not long ago I had to automatically move all my ALE inbound mail to a sub-folder to get it out of the mainstream of my inbox. This has made me fall way behind on mailings and likely miss-out on a lot of great tips and insight on *nix as I don't read them as frequent as I used to. When I first started in the group it was pretty easy to keep-up with it all but now with the OT content it got too much for me. <BR>
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I'm "Mr. Nobody" around here but that's how a noob to this group has been handling the volume of OT mailings (who gets all of this on his desktop and not on a mobile). <BR>
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One the that I DO WANT TO SAY...is that ALE IS THE FINEST GROUP to associate with when it comes to learning or seeing help with *nix issues BAR-NONE IMHO. When I first made the switch to Ubuntu last fall I quickly got involved with their forums for support and learning. I had some really nagging issues that were NEVER addressed by anyone -- but my own learning on/off-line made it possible for me to start answering users who were having issues that a Level I type could answer (which I did). Through ALE I was encouraged to try Fedora (which I had tried long ago but had issues with...) and found it a great fit for me today! The few issues that I've run into have ALWAYS been kindly answered both in the Fedora Forum and by ALE members.<BR>
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I'm in Linux to stay and have washed my hands of M$ on my personal systems. I'm eying Linux certification and moving from M$ admin to a more *nix-centric career path. For that reason I'm planning on being with this group for the long-haul...OT or not I'll stick it out for the good stuff...but I for one humbly wouldn't mind seeing less OT material.<BR>
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Thanks to all! Cheers!! Rich in Lilburn<BR>
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<B>From</B>: scott boss <<A HREF="mailto:scott%20boss%20%3cscott@sboss.net%3e">scott@sboss.net</A>><BR>
<B>Reply-to</B>: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux! <ale@ale.org><BR>
<B>To</B>: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux! <<A HREF="mailto:Atlanta%20Linux%20Enthusiasts%20-%20Yes!%20We%20run%20Linux!%20%3cale@ale.org%3e">ale@ale.org</A>><BR>
<B>Subject</B>: Re: [ale] Request to Reduce Off Topic Posts<BR>
<B>Date</B>: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:56:57 -0400<BR>
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2 things before I shut up about this.
1. I was just trying to help since lately the amount of OT
threads/msgs has really done up.
2. Ever since the "cool it" from the Grand Poobah came out earlier
there hasn't been less OT volume.
So use the alternate list or don't. Yalls choice. If the OT msgs
don't calm down quickly I will probably delist myself since I don't
need my iphone blowing up all day long with things about politics/oil
spill/evil governments/etc
Have a wonderful evening
Sent from my mobile...
On Jul 12, 2010, at 6:41 PM, Greg Freemyer <<A HREF="mailto:greg.freemyer@gmail.com">greg.freemyer@gmail.com</A>> wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Preston Boyington
> <<A HREF="mailto:preston.lists@gmail.com">preston.lists@gmail.com</A>> wrote:
>> Stephen R. Blevins wrote:
>>> FWIW,
>>> A psychologist and/or a sociologist would claim that the OT
>>> conversations are what *really* bind us together (i.e. create "group
>>> cohesion). IMHO, I think that gives them value, so I am casting my
>>> meager vote for "No OT list." YMMV
>>
>>
>> The "OT List" seems to come up every so often. I can think of maybe 2-3
>> times in the past where things got extremely heated, but for the most
>> part people here really don't want a separate list.
>
> I think Aaron's occasional comment to tone things down is sufficient.
>
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