Ping Arjan

[Gabriele Neukam]

This time, the updates are so many, that they are virtually flooding
this group. I want to propose a little change. Please, Arjan, group
these update infos into categories, like multimedia, network, system
tools, and so on, and make an posting for each group, with the
concatenated updates.

I think the info can still be retrieved by those who are interested,
and the group is a bit more readable. It is hard to tell relevant
subject lines apart, when the are covering the screen by several
dozens.

TIA


Gabriele Neukam

(e-mail address removed)

 

[Slowhand Hussein]

flooding
this group.

just killfile the piss artist and move along.

 

[ArjanDotOrg]

This time, the updates are so many, that they are virtually flooding
this group. I want to propose a little change. Please, Arjan, group
these update infos into categories, like multimedia, network, system
tools, and so on, and make an posting for each group, with the
concatenated updates.

I think the info can still be retrieved by those who are interested,
and the group is a bit more readable. It is hard to tell relevant
subject lines apart, when the are covering the screen by several
dozens.

TIA


Gabriele Neukam

(e-mail address removed)

Gabriele,


That's just because of I've been a few weeks away.
I looked in the group for updates that haven't been posted, and did some
updates.
If this many updates bother you, in the future I won't post updates after
I've been a few weeks away, like now.
Bundling those post is much more work for me, and I dont want to invest
more time in this than I do now.
I'm sorry if it bothered you.
Of course I can also quit posting these updates. After all I don't post
these for myself. I myself like it when people post updates to the group,
that's why I do the same in return.
Just thought they were useful for some people, but of course, if a
majority don't like them, I'll quit with it.


Regards,

 

[ArjanDotOrg]

just killfile the piss artist and move along.

Yeah... Of course...

.....That's also an option...

Do you like giving replies like these, mr. Hussein?

 

[MLC]

mercoledì 24 agosto 2005 ArjanDotOrg ha scritto:

Of course I can also quit posting these updates. After all I don't post
these for myself. I myself like it when people post updates to the group,
that's why I do the same in return.
Just thought they were useful for some people, but of course, if a
majority don't like them, I'll quit with it.

No, Arjan, keep posting these updates please, they're very useful.

 

[jacaranda]

Just thought they were useful for some people, but of course, if a
majority don't like them, I'll quit with it.

Please don't quit. In a perfect world, they'd be categorized, but the
world isn't perfect. So we'll take what we can get.

 

[David Gilbert]

No, Arjan, keep posting these updates please, they're very useful.

I'll second that, keep up the good work, it is much
appreciated. Ignore the moaners.

 

[Adam Piggott]

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Gabriele,

Of course I can also quit posting these updates. After all I don't post
these for myself. I myself like it when people post updates to the group,
that's why I do the same in return.
Just thought they were useful for some people, but of course, if a
majority don't like them, I'll quit with it.

I would say that when I saw the volume of posts it was noticably large, but
IMO far from "flooding". I was easily able to skim down the names of the
programs to find those that I found interesting and was not inconvenienced
by the amount of posts. a.c.f seems like a fairly high-volume group anyway.

That being said I can see how it would get up the nose of some people. For
such an audience I'm sure their news client's filtering features can help
them out.

Can't say I've been on a.c.f that long but I've found your posts useful so far!

Cheers
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[Vic Dura]

I'll second that, keep up the good work, it is much
appreciated. Ignore the moaners.

I'll third that.

 

[Peter]

Gabriele,


That's just because of I've been a few weeks away.
I looked in the group for updates that haven't been posted, and did some
updates.
If this many updates bother you, in the future I won't post updates after
I've been a few weeks away, like now.
Bundling those post is much more work for me, and I dont want to invest
more time in this than I do now.
I'm sorry if it bothered you.
Of course I can also quit posting these updates. After all I don't post
these for myself. I myself like it when people post updates to the group,
that's why I do the same in return.
Just thought they were useful for some people, but of course, if a
majority don't like them, I'll quit with it.


Regards,

Hello Arjan,
Will you please go on posting? It saves me hours of work to find
(almost) everything in one place.
Peter

 

[David]

[...]
That's just because of I've been a few weeks away.
I looked in the group for updates that haven't been posted, and did some
updates.
If this many updates bother you, in the future I won't post updates after
I've been a few weeks away, like now.
Bundling those post is much more work for me, and I dont want to invest
more time in this than I do now.
I'm sorry if it bothered you.
Of course I can also quit posting these updates. After all I don't post
these for myself. I myself like it when people post updates to the group,
that's why I do the same in return.
Just thought they were useful for some people, but of course, if a
majority don't like them, I'll quit with it.

I like them and in their present form. Please keep up the good work.

 

[Gabriele Neukam]

On that special day, ArjanDotOrg, ([email protected]) said...

Of course I can also quit posting these updates. After all I don't post
these for myself. I myself like it when people post updates to the group,
that's why I do the same in return.

I didn't mean to discourage you, only to help avoiding such situations.
I see very well that you are trying to keep the group in good shape,
and appreciate it.


Gabriele Neukam

(e-mail address removed)

 

[Jeff Needle]

mercoledì 24 agosto 2005 ArjanDotOrg ha scritto:


No, Arjan, keep posting these updates please, they're very useful.

I agree.

 

[John Fitzsimons]

Ping Arjan:

It appears that the moaners are too lazy/stupid to use killfiles.
Hopefully Arjan will ignore them.

I'll third that.

Fourthed.

 

[Mike Dee]

I agree.

Likewise, keep 'em coming. It's not as though Arjan flood-posts every
day. And as said before, if people don't like it, they should learn to
use a kill file. I like the update info from Arjan.

 

[Jerryck®]

Of course I can also quit posting these updates. After all I don't post
these for myself. I myself like it when people post updates to the group,
that's why I do the same in return.
Just thought they were useful for some people, but of course, if a
majority don't like them, I'll quit with it.

Keep up the good work Arjan, it's much appreciated, and about Mrs.Gabriele Neukam;
ach,wat wil je met zo'n naam ... =)

Cheers,
Jerry

 

[Rod]

and about Mrs.Gabriele Neukam;
ach,wat wil je met zo'n naam ... =)

Jerry, did you have permission from your parents to use the pc ?
(I won't translate the 'humorous remark' Jerry made, because the translation
wouldn't make it any funnier than it already not is.)

 

[Jerryck®]

Jerry, did you have permission from your parents to use the pc ?

I have one of my own ...

(I won't translate the 'humorous remark' Jerry made,

Nobody asked you to do so and besides, the msg wasn't addressed to you ...

because the translation wouldn't make it any funnier than it already not is.)

Have a nice day Rod,

Jerry

 

[Gabriele Neukam]

On that special day, Rod, ([email protected]) said...

Jerry, did you have permission from your parents to use the pc ?
(I won't translate the 'humorous remark' Jerry made, because the translation
wouldn't make it any funnier than it already not is.)

I didn't choose that name, it is from my father, of frankonian origin.
It means something like "new field", but might be misinterpreted as
"newly arrived".

I don't want to killfile Arjan, there is definitely no reason for that.
He isn't like Protean in his first days; it was just that large number
which comprised half of the postings of that one day, and the fact that
a few of these announcements had already been done by others.

Si tacuisses... applies to more than one person, me included.


Gabriele Neukam

(e-mail address removed)

 

[Rod]

I didn't choose that name, it is from my father, of frankonian origin.
It means something like "new field", but might be misinterpreted as
"newly arrived".

Believe me, in dutch it can be misinterpreted in a way which apparently
triggers some people to make childish remarks about it.