Maxwell[_2_]
July 21st 08, 06:14 AM
In article <pan.2008.07.20.03.35.08.631542
@ia.ia.nngh.yog.sothoth.neblod.zin>, The Black Goat With A Thousand
Young says...
> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:13:46 +0000, peachy ashie passion fixed me with a
> beady eye, and foamed wildly:
> > The Black Goat With A Thousand Young wrote:
> >> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:00:46 +0100, solar penguin fixed me with a beady
> >> eye, and foamed wildly:
> >>> hulahoop wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Crossposting may not be radw's biggest problem but IMHO Yads makes an
> >>>> irritating habit of it and it drags into radw people who have little
> >>>> or no interest in DW but are more intent on trying to bait Yads cos he
> >>>> has ****ed them off in other ng's.
> >>>>
> >>>> For me it's not a case of I wish we could stop "those" sort of people,
> >>>> I just wish they did not feel that they had to post into radw in an
> >>>> attempt to have a go at Yads as it makes radw a lot less interesting
> >>>> for me. That's not meant to be a "****witted control-freak ****ish
> >>>> attitude" just an emotional response to lists of threads that seem
> >>>> unrelated to DW
> >>>>
> >>>> Before I started posting on radw I had never heard of Edmonton in
> >>>> Canada. Now I wish I never had
> >>>>
> >>>> I suspect you are right when you say that unmoderated usenet will
> >>>> never filter out "those" sort of people, by the fact of its very
> >>>> nature I suppose
> >>>
> >>> Yes. Like the Doctor said, "Sad really, isn't it? People spend all
> >>> their time making nice things, and other people come along and break
> >>> them." (Hey! We're back on topic!)
> >>>
> >>> I can't believe that expressing a mild disappointment when nice things
> >>> get broken would be considered a "****witted control-freak ****ish
> >>> attitude" instead of a healthy, natural reaction.
> >>
> >> Um, x-poasting isn't about "breaking" things, it's performance art.
> >> Kookology is one such performance art. I suggest you become comfortable
> >> with it, instead of trying to keep it out. You'll feel much better, that
> >> way, and will be less likely to become the straight man. So to speak.
> >
> > I think you make a mistake here... while I'll grant you that some
> > x-posting is, I don't think I'm willing to grant all x-posts that status.
>
> It can't, however, be controlled, despite the best efforts of the most
> industrious net.KKKops. Mind you, Yads himself is also one of the latter,
> which is a major k00ksign, especially since he is also a big ol'
> x-poaster. "Lie back and enjoy it" is a much healthier attitude.;-{P}
So, is this whole froup like some kind of usenet mutation of 'Galaxy
Quest'?
--
"Tis an ill wind that blows no minds"
@ia.ia.nngh.yog.sothoth.neblod.zin>, The Black Goat With A Thousand
Young says...
> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:13:46 +0000, peachy ashie passion fixed me with a
> beady eye, and foamed wildly:
> > The Black Goat With A Thousand Young wrote:
> >> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:00:46 +0100, solar penguin fixed me with a beady
> >> eye, and foamed wildly:
> >>> hulahoop wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Crossposting may not be radw's biggest problem but IMHO Yads makes an
> >>>> irritating habit of it and it drags into radw people who have little
> >>>> or no interest in DW but are more intent on trying to bait Yads cos he
> >>>> has ****ed them off in other ng's.
> >>>>
> >>>> For me it's not a case of I wish we could stop "those" sort of people,
> >>>> I just wish they did not feel that they had to post into radw in an
> >>>> attempt to have a go at Yads as it makes radw a lot less interesting
> >>>> for me. That's not meant to be a "****witted control-freak ****ish
> >>>> attitude" just an emotional response to lists of threads that seem
> >>>> unrelated to DW
> >>>>
> >>>> Before I started posting on radw I had never heard of Edmonton in
> >>>> Canada. Now I wish I never had
> >>>>
> >>>> I suspect you are right when you say that unmoderated usenet will
> >>>> never filter out "those" sort of people, by the fact of its very
> >>>> nature I suppose
> >>>
> >>> Yes. Like the Doctor said, "Sad really, isn't it? People spend all
> >>> their time making nice things, and other people come along and break
> >>> them." (Hey! We're back on topic!)
> >>>
> >>> I can't believe that expressing a mild disappointment when nice things
> >>> get broken would be considered a "****witted control-freak ****ish
> >>> attitude" instead of a healthy, natural reaction.
> >>
> >> Um, x-poasting isn't about "breaking" things, it's performance art.
> >> Kookology is one such performance art. I suggest you become comfortable
> >> with it, instead of trying to keep it out. You'll feel much better, that
> >> way, and will be less likely to become the straight man. So to speak.
> >
> > I think you make a mistake here... while I'll grant you that some
> > x-posting is, I don't think I'm willing to grant all x-posts that status.
>
> It can't, however, be controlled, despite the best efforts of the most
> industrious net.KKKops. Mind you, Yads himself is also one of the latter,
> which is a major k00ksign, especially since he is also a big ol'
> x-poaster. "Lie back and enjoy it" is a much healthier attitude.;-{P}
So, is this whole froup like some kind of usenet mutation of 'Galaxy
Quest'?
--
"Tis an ill wind that blows no minds"