Inexplicably re-subscribed to the squeak mailing list
phudson at pobox.com
phudson at pobox.com
Sun Mar 11 07:53:00 UTC 2001
Exactly. As it happens, i'm restricted this week to reading email on a slow wireless network.
I really could have done without being spammed with several times more mail from this list than from all other sources put together!
----Original Message-----
>From: brian at hex.net
>To: squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org
>Subj: Re: Inexplicably re-subscribed to the squeak mailing list
>Reply To: squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org
>Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 3:56 AM
>
>Um...I don't think "silly" and "pointless" are good ways to describe
>responsibility. No, the list wasn't moved "perfectly," and it is the
>responsibility of whomever the list maintainer is to set things right.
>A list maintainer has the responsibility to ensure the list is managed
>correctly and does not subscribe individuals who have shown no
>interest in subscribing. I think you do a disservice to everybody who
>has shown an interest in squeak by subscribing to the announce list,
>only to now find themselves subscribed to another list.
>
>There was a mistake made, and it needs to be fixed. Nobody's asking
>for perfection here. All that's being asked is that the individual(s)
>responsible live up to their responsibilities.
>
>BTW, this is my official request to be removed from this list, since
>all other avenues I've attempted have been ignored.
>
> --Brian
>
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>On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 07:36:00PM -0400, Greg A. Woods wrote:
>> [ On Thursday, July 5, 2001 at 15:48:55 (-0500), brian at hex.net wrote: ]
>> > Subject: Re: Inexplicably re-subscribed to the squeak mailing list
>> >
>> > I think the proper thing to do at this point is for the squeak list
>> > maintainter to remove all subscriptions. Those who are interested
>> > can re-subscribe. Not only is this the right thing to do, but it will
>> > also maintain the integrity of the organization. Nobody likes to be
>> > called a spammer (well, except spammers)...
>>
>> That would be silly and pointles. The list was moved, and though the
>> move maybe wasn't done perfectly, it sounds as though perfection was a
>> pretty tough goal in this case.
>>
>> Perhaps if the announcement were re-posted to the "new" list it would
>> calm a few feathers....
>>
>> --
>> Greg A. Woods
>>
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