(O.T.) Do we need a 'name-change'?

[Henk de Jong]

Two questions:

1) Maybe we should rename this group to alt.comp.gmail;

or

2) Maybe it is a good idea to mark posts and requests regarding Gmail
as (O.T.) (for filtering purposes).

With kind regards,

--
Henk de Jong
The Netherlands
(e-mail address removed) (Remove _NO_SPAM_)
'Links to Freeware'
http://www.linkstofreeware.nl/
http://www.linkstofreeware.vze.com/
http://home.hccnet.nl/hmdejong/

 

[jo]

Two questions:

1) Maybe we should rename this group to alt.comp.gmail;

or

2) Maybe it is a good idea to mark posts and requests regarding Gmail
as (O.T.) (for filtering purposes).

Gmail is fairly easy to filter on.

3) Direct people to comp.mail.misc.

 

[Henk de Jong]

Some Guy wrote on 31-8-2004 :

Two questions:

1) Maybe we should rename this group to alt.comp.gmail;

or

2) Maybe it is a good idea to mark posts and requests regarding Gmail
as (O.T.) (for filtering purposes).

With kind regards,

I don't mean to be picky or anything, but usually, when a post is marked
off-topic, it is labeled "[OT]", not "(O.T.)". Without consistency, your
filter will do you no good... ie. your post got past my "[OT]" filter...

Maybe you are right. But as far as I know there is no real consensus
about (O.T.), [OT], (OT), [O.T.], OT, or any other way to mark posts as
Off Topic.

With kind regards,

--
Henk de Jong
The Netherlands
(e-mail address removed) (Remove _NO_SPAM_)
'Links to Freeware'
http://www.linkstofreeware.nl/
http://www.linkstofreeware.vze.com/
http://home.hccnet.nl/hmdejong/

 

[Ben Cooper]

Two questions:

1) Maybe we should rename this group to alt.comp.gmail;

I had been wondering about that myself. *But*, I do understand that
those who have invitations would prefer to share them with a group they
feel friendly with.

2) Maybe it is a good idea to mark posts and requests regarding Gmail
as (O.T.) (for filtering purposes).

Like jo said, the word Gmail is fairly easy to filter on.

 

[Henk de Jong]

jo wrote on 31-8-2004 :

Gmail is fairly easy to filter on.

I know

3) Direct people to comp.mail.misc.

That's what I call a good suggestion!

With kind regards,

--
Henk de Jong
The Netherlands
(e-mail address removed) (Remove _NO_SPAM_)
'Links to Freeware'
http://www.linkstofreeware.nl/
http://www.linkstofreeware.vze.com/
http://home.hccnet.nl/hmdejong/

 

[Some Guy]

Two questions:

1) Maybe we should rename this group to alt.comp.gmail;

or

2) Maybe it is a good idea to mark posts and requests regarding Gmail
as (O.T.) (for filtering purposes).

With kind regards,

I don't mean to be picky or anything, but usually, when a post is marked
off-topic, it is labeled "[OT]", not "(O.T.)". Without consistency, your
filter will do you no good... ie. your post got past my "[OT]" filter...

 

[bambam]

Maybe you are right. But as far as I know there is no real
consensus about (O.T.), [OT], (OT), [O.T.], OT, or any other way
to mark posts as Off Topic.

http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf/Posting.php

 

[Tarapia Tapioco]

Two questions:

1) Maybe we should rename this group to alt.comp.gmail;

or

2) Maybe it is a good idea to mark posts and requests regarding Gmail
as (O.T.) (for filtering purposes).

With kind regards,

--
Henk de Jong
The Netherlands
(e-mail address removed) (Remove _NO_SPAM_)
'Links to Freeware'
http://www.linkstofreeware.nl/
http://www.linkstofreeware.vze.com/
http://home.hccnet.nl/hmdejong/

I agree 100%

 

[O. T. Topical]

Two questions:

that seemed like more than two questions. maybe rename it

alt.comp.max.two.questions.at.a.time

1) Maybe we should rename this group to alt.comp.gmail;

hmm. or start one of them there webrings? those are fun.

or name it:

alt.comp.put.some.more.prozac.in.the.dutch.water.supply

does smoking all that legal herb make them think much about such things
often? or the legal prostitution causes some brain disease damages to
their heads?

or

2) Maybe it is a good idea to mark posts and requests regarding Gmail
as (O.T.) (for filtering purposes).

as long as you're having fun, but not too much fun, because that would be
another group or yet another filter.

With kind regards,

sure glad he's feeling kindly, hate to see the other side...

 

[Clyde Clatterhorndoogle]

filter queens need consistency too.

Maybe you are right. But as far as I know there is no real
consensus about (O.T.), [OT], (OT), [O.T.], OT, or any other way
to mark posts as Off Topic.

http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf/Posting.php

 

[michael andrews]

Two questions:

1) Maybe we should rename this group to alt.comp.gmail;
alt.freeforall
alt.anything.goes

or

2) Maybe it is a good idea to mark posts and requests regarding Gmail
as (O.T.) (for filtering purposes).

With kind regards,

--
Henk de Jong
The Netherlands
(e-mail address removed) (Remove _NO_SPAM_)
'Links to Freeware'
http://www.linkstofreeware.nl/
http://www.linkstofreeware.vze.com/
http://home.hccnet.nl/hmdejong/

 

[512/udp]

Maybe it is a good idea to mark posts and requests regarding Gmail
as (O.T.) (for filtering purposes).

or mayhaps you should just leave usenet, henk the stenk...

--
Nyy lbh unir gb qb gb frr gur npphenpl bs zl gurfvf vf ybbx nebhaq
lbh. Ybbx, va cnegvphyne, ng gur crbcyr jub, yvxr lbh, ner znxvat
nirentr vapbzrf sbe qbvat nirentr wbof -- onax ivpr cerfvqragf,
vafhenapr fnyrfzna, nhqvgbef, frpergnevrf bs qrsrafr -- naq lbh'yy
ernyvmr gurl nyy qerff gur fnzr jnl, rffragvnyyl gur jnl gur
znaardhvaf va gur Frnef zrafjrne qrcnegzrag qerff. Abj ybbx ng gur
erny fhpprffrf, gur crbcyr jub znxr n ybg zber zbarl guna lbh -- Rygba
Wbua, Pncgnva Xnatnebb, nalobql sebz Fnhqv Nenovn, Ovt Oveq, naq fb
ba. Gurl nyy qerff shaal -- naq gurl nyy fhpprrq. Ner lbh pngpuvat
ba? -- Qnir Oneel, "Ubj gb Qerff sbe Erny Fhpprff"

 

[512/udp]

I had been wondering about that myself. *But*, I do understand that
those who have invitations would prefer to share them with a group they
feel friendly with.


Like jo said, the word Gmail is fairly easy to filter on.

forgive henk the stenk. he's braindead from huffing too much
spraypaint. not as a youth either. just last week...

 

[512/udp]

as I know there is no real consensus

correct, FINALLY. but the general consensus *still thinks that you
should follow in johnnie corliss' feeble old footsteps and retire from
the usenet...

--
"You know, that's what I hate: when you start talking like this, like
you just pull in these things from the shit you read, and you haven't
thought it out for yourself, no bearing on the world around us, and
totally unoriginal."

-Richard Linklater's "Slacker" (1991)

 

[512/udp]

alt.anything.goes

that describes alt.* itself.

 

[512/udp]

or name it:

alt.comp.put.some.more.prozac.in.the.dutch.water.supply
LMMFAOWH!!!!!!!

does smoking all that legal herb make them think much about such things
often? or the legal prostitution causes some brain disease damages to
their heads?

yep. he has herpes on the membrane. (STD ON THE BRAIN!)

 

[Anne Carle]

I agree 100%

Or then again, maybe if everyone on here reads this:
http://www.gmail-is-too-creepy.com/
there will be absolutely NO need to mark gmail stuff OT because no one
will be interested!

Anne

 

[dszady]

Or then again, maybe if everyone on here reads this:
http://www.gmail-is-too-creepy.com/
there will be absolutely NO need to mark gmail stuff OT because no one
will be interested!

Anne

And his or her using Yahoo or Hotmail accounts any different?
I find Yahoo cookies from places that have never said they were affiliated
with Yahoo.
Got something to hide? I don't.
So don't use Gmail.
Just more paranoia stuff.
But OT.