Mathew P. wrote:
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> On 2006-06-10, Larry Qualig spake thusly:
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> >> Y'know, I thought you were a decent bloke, Larry, but this is just petty
> >> stupidity from you.
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> > I normally read 90% or so of the "News" stories that Roy posts. But
> > when he suddenly starts posting links to blog entries from some
> > annonymous poster named "Grouch" and passing them off as "News" or
> > links to a HOWTO and calling that news then it's serves no useful
> > purpose. It becomes "quantity" over "quality." There are millions of
> > Linux HOWOTO's and BLOG entries on the web. Are we going to see "News"
> > postings with links to each and every one of these?
> >
> > BTW... I think Frozen-Bubble is pretty cool too. Simple but addictive.
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> Just an observation: while Roy's posts are often links to/quotes from,
> news stories, quotes of editorials, or links to helpful tip sites, I
> don't recall him ever characterizing them as news posts.
Take a look at the *title* of the thread. When he sticks a [NEWS] in
the title he's charecterizng it as news. Even if it's a link to a howto
or a link to a blog entry by some annonymous poster named "grouch" - it
all contains the [NEWS] moniker.
> Frankly Larry,
> the guy is free to post whatever he wants. You don't like it? Plonk him.
I'm not interested in taking the cowardly way out. Most people who
'plonk' are simply afraid to read what the other user has to say.
Besides, if it's real "news" then I'm usually interested in reading it.
But don't call an item [NEWS] when it's merely a whining blog entry
from "grouch." Also... if it's "his opinion" in the thread title that's
called an "opinion" and not "news."
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> Regards,
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> Mathew
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