[ale] [OT] Enough of the OT Crap!!

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Actually, we are not arguing about this topic. By the topic's very nature, 
the zealots that oppose freedom of speech in this forum cannot participate by 
their own beliefs. :)
So far, this has been a very one sided-discussion. Let us be respectful and 
always make sure to use [OT] so we do not alienate the other members.
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Wishing you Happiness, Joy and Laughter,
Drew Brown
http://www.ChangingLINKS.com

On Monday 22 July 2002 11:23, you wrote:
> Hey John, well spoken. I don't understand why people are getting so worked
> up about this...  In the grand plan of things, this is such a stupid
> discussion.  That I can't even believe that that we are even arguing about
> this!  If I did want a receipe for a Dutch Apple Pie and I thought that
> somebody in this community might have the answer then why can't I ask the
> question? errrr...
>
> As you can see I have added the [OT] to the suject just to be nice to
> somebody who has set up their filters.....
>
> --cade
>
> On Linux vs Windows
> ==================
> Remember, amateurs built the Ark, Professionals built the Titanic!
> ==================
>
> On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, John Wells wrote:
> > Jeez o' pete.
> >
> > Alright, here's the way I look at it.  I am not a founder.  I am not the
> > only member here.  I don't own ale.  I don't make the rules.  Ale existed
> > before me, and it will exist after I'm gone.
> >
> > Therefore, I can't tell anyone here what to post and what not to post.
> > I'm not going to ask everyone to first send me their message and let me
> > peruse it to make sure it adheres to purely on-topic standards.  If
> > someone wants to post their Nostradamic predictions, I'm certainly not
> > going to email them and bitch them out for doing so.
> >
> > It's their right to post it, and it's your right to bitch them out.  Go
> > ahead.
> >
> > I personally don't mind if the topic sometimes strays from Linux.  If
> > we're quoting the web site, well, "The ALE group is loosely organized,
> > with a few people acting as contact points and no charter to bog things
> > down."  Loose, in my opinion, is good.
> >
> > If the group, as it exists, drives people away, well, hate to see you go.
> > Try to shape it to your view of how it should be before you give up (I
> > guess you are :)).  If you change it, so be it.  All I know is that I see
> > value in Ale, both on and off topic.  I'll still be here, regardless.
> >
> > John
> >
> > > This has already been decided long ago by the creators of ALE.
> > >
> > >     "ale: Main mailing list, for general Linux questions,
> > >      discussions and information."
> > >
> > >      From: http://www.ale.org/mailing-lists.shtml
> > >
> > >
> > > I wonder what drove away most of the ALE founders... perhaps it was all
> > > the OT crap.  Sad.
> > >
> > > -Jim P.
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: John Wells [mailto:jb at sourceillustrated.com]
> > >>
> > >> As it is, I don't think it's an inherent right of one, two or twenty
> > >> Ale members to dictate what the others on the list are allowed to
> > >> post.  If someone polled the entire group, gave everyone the chance to
> > >> respond, and found the majority moving for no OT posts, I'd abide by
> > >> that.
> > >>
> > >> John
> > >
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