From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from gse-mta-12.emailfiltering.com ([62.249.212.173]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HjDZu-0006Gs-00 for ; Wed, 02 May 2007 08:05:02 -0400 Received: from mailstore.rnibncw.ac.uk ([212.219.113.195]) by gse-mta-12.emailfiltering.com with emfmta (version 3.3.0.3209.4.rd-3.2.2-libc2.3.1) vanilla id 94174524 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 02 May 2007 13:04:27 +0100 Received: from [192.168.0.127] ([192.168.0.127]) by mailstore.rnibncw.ac.uk with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Wed, 2 May 2007 13:02:36 +0100 Subject: Re: off-topic posts From: Chris Norman To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <03b501c78b58$5b878720$4ba65c90@vv507j> References: <02e001c78b4d$c6bd8400$4ba65c90@vv507j> <20070430181328.GA25994@localhost.localdomain> <03b501c78b58$5b878720$4ba65c90@vv507j> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 13:02:48 +0100 Message-Id: <1178020968.6479.8.camel@sparky> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.10.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 May 2007 12:02:36.0518 (UTC) FILETIME=[C62B6060:01C78CB1] X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 12:05:02 -0000 I don't think the intention was to appear rude. We're all friends here. On Mon, 2007-04-30 at 13:50 -0500, John Heim wrote: > Greg, I quite clearly explained what I was talking about. If you want to > tell me I'm mistaken as to what is considered OT for this list, that would > be fine. I think it's reasonable for someone who subscribes to a list named > "speakup" to assume it's about speakup and NOT about orca. But whether the > orca posts are technically off-topic is not the point. > > Maybe you disagree with me but there is no reason to be rude. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gregory Nowak" > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 1:13 PM > Subject: Re: off-topic posts > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > What off topic posts are you talking about? I don't recall having seen > > any off topic posts recently. > > > > As for the ubuntu/orca/newby questions posts, this still deals with > > gnu/linux. As far as I know, Kirk's policy has always been that > > anything gnu/linux related goes. Unless Kirk has changed this > > recently, all the recent ubuntu/orca/newby posts would seem to be > > along those lines. Now, if Kirk has changed this recently, then you'd > > be right that this is OT. My apologies to Kirk of course if anything > > I've said here is out of line. > > > > Greg > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 30, 2007 at 12:34:16PM -0500, John Heim wrote: > >> Is anyone besides me bothered by the huge number of off-topic posts to > >> this > >> list? > >> > >> I guess I've gone OT a few times myself. But I think it was different > >> when > >> *most* of the posts were about speakup and maybe somebody would ask about > >> a > >> character-based program for whatever. It seems that the vast majority of > >> posts to this list are now about ubuntu and/or orca. > >> > >> I know there is a list for orca developers. Maybe there should be one for > >> ubuntu & orca users. And there is a list for blind linux users. > >> (blinux-list-request@redhat.comm) > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Speakup mailing list > >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > - -- > > web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org > > gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc > > skype: gregn1 > > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) > > > > - -- > > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQFGNjHI7s9z/XlyUyARAl22AKDYO2C14aH9Sbyd2LQg8bbMursIvgCfYsze > > sifrpmIcONLx/M/Dy5EO+Lw= > > =7SO0 > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > Email has been scanned for viruses by Altman Technologies' email management service - www.altman.co.uk/emailsystems -- Chris Norman. Catch me via e-mail, or on the PTFM MUD (telnet://ptfm.co.uk:4242). Email has been scanned for viruses by Altman Technologies' email management service - www.altman.co.uk/emailsystems