[ale] ale-chat announcement

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without sounding overly harsh, I personally only wanted a separate list due
to a particular -vvv poster who took to this list like an IRC channel. I
haven't minded anyone else's occasional OT discussions. and since it sounds
like that situation has been resolved, I'm content as is. thanks Jim, et al

Sent from my mobile. Please excuse the brevity, spelling, and punctuation.
On Nov 6, 2013 1:48 PM, "Beddingfield, Allen" <allen at ua.edu> wrote:

> First, let me say that I 100% support Jim's decision and position here.
> There is no reason that he should have to moderate/manage lists for
> something that is aside from the primary focus of the group and not of
> interest to him.
> I would like to offer something that may help, especially since I am one
> who enjoys a good off-topic tech chat from time to time.
> I have the server resources, technical ability, and time available that I
> could host a tech-chat mailing list for those of us who would be
> interested.  That would relieve Jim of having to support/moderate such a
> list, and would give us a place to yack away without cluttering up the
> Linux list with discussions about electronics, cars, non-Linux computing
> topics, etc...    I would be happy to host and moderate it on my own
> servers.  Common sense rules would apply - no flaming, fighting, insulting,
> etc...in other words, participants would be expected to act with common
> sense and civility toward each other.
> If you are interested in participating in such a list, please e-mail me
> off-list.  If there is enough interest, I will set it up for us.  I think
> this would be a positive thing that would help to keep the ale list
> on-topic, yet would give those who have other technical topics to discuss a
> place to have such discussions.
>
> Thanks, and I look forward to hearing from those who would be interested
> in participating.  Let's help Jim keep the list on topic and in use for
> Linux discussions only :)
> Allen B.
> --
> Allen Beddingfield
> Systems Engineer
> The University of Alabama
> ________________________________
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [ale-bounces at ale.org] on behalf of Jim Kinney [
> jim.kinney at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 12:20 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
> Subject: [ale] ale-chat announcement
>
> ALE is specialty-focused group about Linux. There are plenty of other
> spaces for general technology discussions to occur on a regular basis.
> Setting up a special list just for non-Linux discussion even for one person
> would be a misuse of the donated equipment and resources of ALE. As such,
> the ALE-chat will not be deployed.
>
> Individual, mandatory moderation of (a) perpetual general discussion
> poster(s) has been implemented instead.
>
> Perpetual, general technology discussion can be pursued elsewhere such as
> USENET where many such groups continue to thrive. The comp.linux.* groups
> are also still very active for those that have not looked in a decade or
> so. That's where I got my start before I found ALE.
>
> I return you to your regularly scheduled Linux discussions on ALE.
>
> --
> --
> James P. Kinney III
>
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> It won't fatten the dog.
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