Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #05192
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Bob Shannon bshannon@tiac.net
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 08:51:02 -0400
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Last word
"Ed Jones Jr." wrote:
> Jim,
>
> Been there , done that & and now I am just a lurker , only appearing now &
> then . In answer to your two questions : yes & yes !!! . They just don't
> get it that their attitudes about how the list should be run have driven
> many of us away , at least most of the time . I only stay on to grab
> tidbits of information which I find usefull and spend the rest of my time
> building my bots my way . They can't quite remember that a few years ago
> fifteen or twenty DIFFERENT people were on this list each night . Check out
> the last few weeks postings , you will find that now there are only ten or
> twelve different people reguarly on the list . Do they understand why this
> has happened ? NO !! Do they care ? NO !! It's their way or the highway !
> Do yourself a favor , lurk , take what you find usefull , and remember the
> Delete button ! You'll sleep better at night , trust me , I know !
>
> Ed Jones
> sargon@gte.net
I think the 'problematic' discussion subjects should be reserved for the spinal
list.
Maybe peoples concerns about 2 lists fragmenting the BEAM community might be
more valid than I had originally thought.
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