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[MadHat]

All right...

It appears that what was handed to me and what was requested was not
what some people (with the _vocal_ majority [0]) want.  SO here is what
I purpose:

NTLUG-Discuss:  This is a general discussion list (yes we all know
this).  Anything goes, but if you start going to extremes (yes, it is my
choice what extremes are) on bashing of people on the list [1] or
getting down right vulgar then something will be said.  This is a list
for civil discussion and not for telling people how to run their lives
or posting links to inappropriate material [2].  This isn't anything
new, but it is in writing now.

I also purpose we start _1_ new list called help@ (or something similar) 

NTLUG-Help: would be specifically for helping people solve problems, but
not have to wade through all the stuff going on in Discuss.  This does
not mean people can't ask questions in discuss, but it would mean that
the Help list would _only_ be about helping people with linux problems
and not about a MS commercials [3] or personal attacks.

Now, I would like some feedback on the idea of a Help list (it was also
mentioned by a few of you), but if you want to complain about something
I said and not have any feed back for discussion, I would prefer you
send it to me directly.  

Thank you for your time and I hope we can drop this soon.


[0]  Just because you spoke the loudest does not mean you were the only
ones.  I did have people sending me private mails about what a good job
I was doing.  But this isn't about me and doesn't really matter to most.

[1] that means you can bash Mr Gates all you want, but if someone wants
to press liable suits, we will cooperate.

[2] Like porn pictures or jokes about Clinton.  There are better places
for this type of stuff to be sent.

[3] Just because you are Pro-Linux does not mean you are Anti-MS.  Not
everyone is bigoted about OSs.


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