Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bryan and Larry wrote: >>>> He neglected to mention that he's been banned from the Nikon list. << > > >I, for one, am proud that the LUG does not "ban" anyone - and I would not >belong to a list that does. I agree with Bryan's conclusion that the quickest way to avoid hassle from compulsive posters (whoever they may be) is to consign the messages smartly to the trash can without reading (remember my pal Oddmund?). Eudora's filters are ideal for this. Nobody need 'ban' these guys - they just fade away. However, we're not so fortunate in Europe (and particularly in Ireland) in having the luxury of 'free' local calls as in the US and Canada. My heart sinks when I see (as this morning) 200 LUG messages about to be downloaded, of which IMHO about 20% are relevant to the topics I joined the LUG for all those years ago. I, for one, have to pay for the time. I'm aware that one man's 'waste of bandwidth' is another's 'highly relevant and interesting topic'. That's bound to be the case with the diversity of the LUG. By contrast, I had 24 messages this morning from the admittedly newish Manual Focus Nikon group, and almost every one of them was worth reading (IMHO, of course). So hey guys and girls, let's use some common sense here, and keep posts succinct, sweet and on-topic. This is my first and last post on this thread - I'd hate to waste bandwidth and run up other people's phone bills... :-) Slan Alex Alex Hurst Cork Florists 19 Winthrop St, Cork Republic of Ireland Tel: +353 21 270 907 Fax: +353 21 271 248 email: corkflor@iol.ie Website: http://www.flowerlink.com/corkflorists Home website: http://homepages.iol.ie/~corkflor/