Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #01409
To: TurtleTek@aol.com, tmairs@img.net, beam@corp.sgi.com
From: dennison dennlill@buffnet.net
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 20:36:48 -0500
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Ok guys, lets leave this one alone. What is this crap ?
Ok, this flame war sounds more brutal than most, and without much
possibility for resolution. I don't mean to moderate, but It sounds like
some people are getting a little too hostile, my vote is to avoid posting
this war to the list.
Dennison
>Greetings List,
>
>> 'I have a new web site' list, and the 'What do you want for dinner'
list.
>
>There are many, many new BEAM sites springing up, and recently there has
been
>a boom. My site was part of this boom, in fact. I the only gripe I have
with
>this is a small one: Most of these new sites have no content. Many of them
>even stay that way, forever. Remember, this is just something I've noticed
>that I find semi-annoying. I am not targeting any site so please, no
hot-head
>responses to this.
>
>> My delete button has been getting over worked lately from removing the
>> superfluous crap that has invaded this list - please stop!
>
>I don't know exactly what you are talking about... There doesn't seem to be
>much if any "crap" on this list. The new website stuff is perfectly
relevent.
>And about Steve's O-scope, I don't consider that crap, perhaps slightly
off-
>topic but not too far.
>
>> Lately, however, the discussion has degraded into useless fluff about
web
>> sites, ISP's, Science Fiction, and worse.
>
>Yeah...some of that stuff is annoying but I don't even have to get up to
push
>the "delete" key and I doubt that anyone else does. Without some "fluff"
this
>would be reduced to a simple question and answer forum, yawn. I don't think
>anyone wants that.
>
>> This e-mail just adds to the waste of bandwidth, but I couldn't stand it
>> any longer. I (and many others on this list) receive 40 to 100 emails
per
>> day, and having to delete messages like 'This Weeks Poll' just adds
>> frustration to an already over-booked day.
>
>Well, thats right. This is a waste of bandwidth and I was seriously
>considering not sending anything. I am one of those that gets 40-100 emails
>per day, but the delete key is just a click away. It doesn't take too much
>time out of my day to click a few times.
>
>> IF IT IS NOT OF GENERAL BEAM INTEREST - TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE (please).
>>
>
>Agreed. However, I would say that all conversation I have encountered here
is
>of general BEAM interest. I don't think there is much to get all bent up
>about.
>
>-TurtleTek
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