[slinkelist] Re: Tower of Babel

[shawn@sboyle.com]

> I tend to not read [slinkelist] mail anymore unless the topic sounds
> relevant to me.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
>     JAmes

Isn't that how mailing lists, usenet, BBSs, etc., are supposed to work?

How many separate lists would you want to create? If you had a problem using the Slink-e that was Linux related would you post it to the "check out this cool new s-linke driven stuff" list, or create another list for Linux problems? What about Macs? How about people working on a WinCE or Palm solution...where should they post? 

And why draw the line at the OS? You could create even more lists by dividing among different types of issues [people who have setup problems and people who are developing new solutions/programs].And what do you think the odds are that a new person would post to the correct list?

Obviously the topics that get the most attention on the list are the ones that many people are interested in. If you aren't...don't read them. The solution is really as simple as that. I think the last thing that any of us need is another list to subscribe to.

-Shawn

On Sun, 06 August 2000, JAmes Atwill wrote:

> 
> 
> I asked a while ago if perhaps the lists could be split forming a
> Microsoft-Problem centric list (help my com object doesn't work, cdj is
> broken, i can't get my serial port working, etc)  and a general list
> (check out this cool new s-linke driven stuff etc), and was flamed quite
> heavily by all the Microsoft users.  
> 
> Some sent threatening email to me personally calling me a racist idiot.  
> One person mailed me saying something along the lines of "You're just a
> typical Linux loser who wants everything for themselves without thinking
> about anyone else"..
> 
> I tend to not read [slinkelist] mail anymore unless the topic sounds
> relevant to me.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
>     JAmes
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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