From: ET Lance-Gómez (etlance@execpc.com)
Date: Wed Aug 28 2002 - 18:18:02 PDT
I want to second John's issue with off-topic posts. No matter how useful or interesting to others. They are OFF-TOPIC. We all have to
live with the rules of the list and this is one of the rules. If some choose to ignore the rules, then the list will lose its usefulness.
We have already lost some very valuable members in the past due to this issue. (One who lives in the UK especially comes to my mind.)
Like John I typically remain silent because the grief can be too great. I know John personally and he is one of the nicest, most helpful
people you can meet. Exactly the type that we expect on the list. He is not a santimonious, self-righteous prig as some might care to
believe because he stands by the list's rules.
Aussie Rob, also, upheld my belief in the list members' integrity. It takes a great deal of integrity to admit you are wrong and then to
apologize publically as Aussie Rob did.
Just so I don't stay off-topic, let me ask fellow M715 owners to give me their opinion on the truck's braking system. I have totally redone
my brakes, including a new dual-piston master cylinder (purely for safety reasons), and yet the brakes are totally unimpressive. Yes, the
truck stops, but I might as well stand on the brakes and make sure I have lots of space. I almost always instead downshift and only use the
brakes in conjunction with engine compression. Any opinions?
TED
jonathon wrote:
> I was going to let this go but the more I thought about your remark I think
> it deserves some critisism.
>
> >Especially, in the face of some stupid bastards who will complain that you
> >were "Off Topic"
> >If some of these flamers.....
>
> While I used to point out off topic posts that were clearly in violation of
> the rules, I have not done so for some time. Now your telling me that I am
> a "stupid bastard" for pointing out that posts about virus's are not allowed
> on this list??? The rules (which every one of you got when you subsribed)
> set down by Arthur, the owner and provider (at no cost to us) of this list,
> are that any posts that are off topic, which specifically include talk about
> virus's, is not allowed. So would you then say that Arthur is a double
> stupid bastard for making the rule in the first place? Rationalise it all
> you want but the fact is it's his list and he makes the rules.
>
> Further, pointing out that a post or thread is off topic is not flaming.
>
> If I were you, I would retract your statement about "stupid bastards".
>
> later,
>
> je
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