Re: Didn't I just say that?

As a frequent contributor to the chicanery and a much less frequent poster of valid information I offer my humble apologies. I had made an effort to reform a month or so ago and it lasted a week (maybe). I'll endeavor to do better. carlos --- Jonathan Leffler <jleffler@informix.com> > wrote: >As a f'rinstance, Obnoxio The Clown wrote: >> Didn't I just say that? > >Yes, but his news server hadn't shown that response in time. > >Although we now have nice modern high-speed networking which masks >the effects a lot of the time, the news system is asynchronous and >the data spreads to different news servers at different speeds. >In the bad old days, it would take days (literally; there were nightly >phone calls set up to collect the news from the next site up the chain) >for the original message to reach the other side of the world, and it >was entirely understood that someone might answer the question at the >same time as you, or even after you, simply because they had not also >seen your answer. It pays to remember that this effect can still >happen, albeit somewhat less obviously because of the high speed of >the modern internet. And then there are the occasions when someone >(eg me; however, I have read the available answers and noted that this >"Didn't I just say that" actually didn't trigger an avalanche of >follow-ups) does not read all the postings on a subject before chipping >in their two cents worth. Mostly I read what I can see on the subject >before responding, but occasionally I get over-excited and respond too >soon -- and I doubt if I'm alone. > >Please, please, please, stop the stupid flame-fests and comment-fests >arising from someone else saying more or less the same thing as you at >the same time you did. They are a waste of my time. Now, if you want >to send me into exile (after 10 years or more on the news group), that's >fine, but I'm really getting rather fed up with distinguishing the >larky comments like "Didn't I just say that" and the follow-ups from the >serious material. > >I don't mind the occasional joke or whatever - heck, they keep the place >interesting. But continually doing this is irritating. > >I'm not picking on the Obnoxious Clown in particular (though he's >provided me with a concrete example of the problem, and is certainly one >of the offenders); there are a number of people who do it, and I'd like >to say "Cease and Desist" to all of you. > >-- >Yours, >Jonathan Leffler (Jonathan.Leffler@Informix.com) #include <disclaimer.h> >Guardian of DBD::Informix v1.00.PC1 -- http://www.perl.com/CPAN > "I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it!" == Maintainer of the procrastinator's FAQ. Well, maybe tomorrow I will be. _____________________________________________________________ Want a new web-based email account ? ---> http://www.firstlinux.net