Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years

[Matthew May]

On 2006-09-07, Robert Golding <robert.golding at gmail.com> wrote
 >
 > On 9/7/06, Romana Branden <romana at timelady.com> wrote:
 >
 > >> On Thu, Sep 07, 2006 at 01:40:59PM +0930, Shannon Lloyd imparted:
 > >
 > >>> > What's with all the (often off-topic) links being posted on here
 > these
 > >>> > days anyway? No one has time to browse Slashdot any more, so all
 > the
 > >>> > stories have to be posted on here?
 > >>> >
 > >>> > </rant>
 > >>> >
 > >>> > Shannon
 > >
 > >>
 > >>
 > >> as someone who always found the links posted here useful, i did the
 > same.
 > >> it seems now that it has annoyed more than one person. more than
 > one is
 > >> sufficient, i will post no more.
 > >> --
 > >> Romana Branden
 > >> Nothing - well, thats something.
 > >>
 > >>
...
 >
 > When I joined the LinuxSA list there was an abundance of quixotic (&
 > often times off topic) articles, thoughts, jokes and various links to
 > make the day go by.
 >
 > They have been disappearing at an alarming rate just because of a few
 > LOUD rants against them.
 >
 > Why?
 >
 > If you (not pointing any fingers) have scanned it and don't like the
 > content of a particular post, move on.
 >
 > I happen to like the eclectic nature of Romanas posts, the underdone
 > grumbling and rumbling, yet pertinent, points of Groggies and DSLs
 > posts along with the helpful aid given for general questions, re IT,
 > from most everybody else.
 >
 > Too bad this is no longer the usual case :-)
 >
 > -- Regards, Robert


Sorry, I also like the reasonably relaxed feel of this emailing list. I 
don't follow every link that everyone posts, but often I find them 
interesting enough to check out.  I feel sorry for those with limited 
mailboxes, so I can understand if it is decided that this practice 
should be restricted, but surely the emails with a url and a few brief 
thoughts don't take up too much space... ?

(And I particularly like the way Robert phrased his penultimate 
paragraph... very well described :)

Just my little "me too" :)

MAtt.