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Re: FAQ and Primer for COLA, Edition III

  • Subject: Re: FAQ and Primer for COLA, Edition III
  • From: rgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Roy Culley)
  • Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 20:16:36 +0200
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com
  • References: <7p93v3-1e5.ln1@dog.did.it> <f324v3-plv.ln1@ellandroad.demon.co.uk> <1847155.RfIMtdB8Wd@schestowitz.com> <reply_in_group-ACB757.10273001102006@news.supernews.com>
  • Reply-to: roy.culley@xxxxxxxxx
  • Xref: news.mcc.ac.uk comp.os.linux.advocacy:1163060
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	<reply_in_group-ACB757.10273001102006@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
	Tim Smith <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> In article <1847155.RfIMtdB8Wd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>  Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Tim appears to feel confused. Why would /anybody/ who opposes Linux
>> post here? It's like entering MacDonald's to argue with the staff
>> and demand some burrito.
> 
> If they didn't post here, they would be posting on the other
> comp.os.linux.* groups.  This group was created to try to pull those
> posts away from those groups.  You can read all about it by
> following the discussion that led to the group's creation, available
> on Google.

Yet there are many trolls who will crosspost to other newsgroups in
order to cause as much disruption as possible. Even the FUD meister
Funkenbusch has done that.

> This is no different than the *.advocacy groups that came before
> COLA, or the ones that came after.

COLA has a charter Tim. You and the other trolls disrespect that
charter. COLA was created based on a poll with the charter as the
basis for what the group is for. You and your ilk get the short shrift
you deserve for not adhering to the charter.

-- 
Is god willing to prevent evil but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and
willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then
why call him god? - Epicurus (341-270 BCE)

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