[ale] This list is flooding with messages

[Jerald Sheets]

Yeah, I have to second that.  

This is an unmoderated list.  Unlike, for instance, the DC area SAGE group,
(they have dc-sage which is moderated for Q/A only and dc-sage-chat for
everything else) absolutely everything hits this list.

I just got back onto the list in April (I think) and trashed something like
6000 messages a month ago.  You can expect very high volume, but a very high
level of knowledge and experience on this list.  Also, you'll find lots of
networking opportunities should you ever be in the market for a job.

I'd just sit back and pay attention to the topics that you like, and ignore
the ones that don't apply.

Jerald M. Sheets jr.
Sr. UNIX Systems Administrator
McKesson, Inc.
(404) 293-8762
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-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Benjamin
Scherrey
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 12:05 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] This list is flooding with messages

Ben,

    Welcome to the list. Obviously you are new otherwise you wouldn't call
us a professional list! I personally haven't enjoyed the recent banter about
the local Bellsouth issues (especially since my actual linux question about
Apache/ssh proxies was ignored) BUT - it *is* the ATLANTA Linux Enthusiests
group list and local internet connectivity is a BIG issue for linux users
here so it fits our more wider definition fairly well I think. As far as
your suggestion about this being a questions only list with the requester
posting  a summary of replies I can just say BAAWW HAHAHAHAHAA!!! I mean
that in a nice way though. You just don't know us very well... give it some
time and you'll laugh too.
   
    best regards,

          Ben Scherrey

Ben Le wrote:

> I am new with this Linux list. I know this list is very helpful for 
> Linux users. However, have all of you noticed that this list is 
> flooding with messages and most of the messages have nothing to do 
> with Linux? For example, this list lately is flooding with hundred of 
> messages about phone services and ISP (comcast, Qwest, Bellsouth...) 
> that has nothing to do with Linux. I would recommend to post the 
> questions only on this list. The answer will need to send directly to 
> the question's owner instead to the list (to prevent hundred of 
> answers and flooding the list). The question's owner is responsible to 
> put the good answers together and post it to the list as a 'summary'.
> After the 'summary' is posted, the subject is closed. This is the way 
> most of professional user list is using such as HP-UX user group list.
> May be it just only me, I would love too, but I can't go through all 
> the messages of this list every days, it is just too many. Thanks.
>
> Ben
>
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