jfh@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US (John F. Haugh II) (03/18/89)
In article <3455@ficc.uu.net> peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes: >(I'm not going to flame...) Somehow it came out like so much political posturing anyway. >When there is a need for strenuous activity, I undertake strenuous activity. >So long as Bob Page is alive and well, why should I add to the network load? >Back when comp.sources.amiga was dead I not only published a great quantity of >material, but actually checked and fixed bugs in everything I posted. Which >is a good deal more than most moderators do. >Also, the subject at hand is whether Brad Templeton should be summarily ousted >from his position. He's doing his job, and I don't think anyone will deny >that he's doing it well. It's just his extracurricular activity that's in >question. The subject at hand is whatever the poster chooses to make it be. The topic right now is the removal of alt.sources.amiga. Here is the recently posted index of the _entire_ existence of Peter's newsgroup. You be the judge. I removed the blank lines and collapsed multi-part listings. +-- |alt.sources.amiga index. | |Size Posted File Name Description. | |37162 Jul 13 bind.shar.Z Convert .fd files to libraries. Bill Barton. | 6331 Jul 24 tmpras.shar.Z Create a TmpRas structure. Pat White. |41407 Jul 30 mackie.shar.Z Macro key handler. Tom Rokicki. |11929 Jul 31 maze.shar.Z 3-d maze gen. and display. Werner Guenther. | 6603 Aug 9 pcpatch.shar.Z Patch PCutils for 3.5" drive. Werner Guenther. |25631 Aug 20 bcpl.shar.Z Call BCPL from 'C'. Bill Kinnersly. |12327 Aug 21 data2obj.sh.Z Convert file to object module. Werner Guenther. |25964 Aug 22 arpbind.1.Z ARP programmer's bindings (archived only). |[ 4 parts ] |24136 Sep 11 ipc.demosrc.Z Pete/Peter IPC sources. |[ 4 parts ] | 3386 Sep 18 launch.shar.Z Launch worknbench program from CLI | 9600 Sep 29 flipper.sh.Z Screen Flipper. |22446 Oct 15 meter.sh.Z 3-channel fuel gauge. +-- This IS NOT an example of strenuous activity. This IS an example of political posturing. This is the 'ls -s' output for the c.s.{unix,misc,games} indices: 24 /usr/jfh/usenet/index.games.Z 18 /usr/jfh/usenet/index.misc.Z 72 /usr/jfh/usenet/index.unix.Z Those numbers are the sizes of the 16 bit compressed files in 512 byte blocks. Even the smallest index, c.s.misc, contains more blocks than Peter's newsgroup contains submissions. I will also mention that Peter has told me in private mail he would have supported the rmgroup had he been asked first. Obviously he cares about the politics of newsgroup creation and removal more than the fact we still have this totally worthless newsgroup. At some point in time the net must accept the responsiblity for keeping its house clean. I forget the source of this quote, but I think it applies here quite well ``If not you, who. If not now, when?'' Alt is a bloody mess. Who wants to DO SOMETHING to clean it up? -- John F. Haugh II +-Cause of the Week:------------------- VoiceNet: (214) 250-3311 Data: -6272 | St. Patricks Day: Wear white for InterNet: jfh@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US | peace. End the bloodshed in Ireland. UucpNet : <backbone>!killer!rpp386!jfh +--------------------------------------
emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti) (03/18/89)
In article <13744@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US> jfh@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US (John F. Haugh II) writes: >Alt is a bloody mess. Who wants to DO SOMETHING to clean it up? it's ok for alt to be a mess. lots of people in alt groups like it that way. now get the hell out of my namespace, I like it just as it is. --Ed