Bill - we have a saying down here.
Pull your head in.
He was within his rights to request - nicely - that there be Newton content
on a Newton list - and using "iPod stuff isn't
> THAT far off-topic, compared to some things that we've discussed here!"
...as an excuse, just makes it worse.
Please - some of us just plain aren't interested.
Rich has set up a amiling list for this: please use it if you want to
continue.
Thanking you all for your patience - oh, and as a newton-related comment:
VNC ROCKS!
:-)
(uh-oh: I'm a top-quoter...)
-D
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill davis newton" <newton_at_mail.ecity.net>
To: <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Newton Message Pad
> So why didn't you actually post a Newton-related question or a Newton-
> related contribution, rather than than just whining or making a smart-
> ass remark?
>
> You should learn to use the sort and delete functions of your mail
> software to get rid of threads you aren't interested in, too. Sort-by-
> subject, select, delete. It's easy!
>
> And get used to off-topic threads. It happens in any mailing list and
> newsgroup (except those run by dictators....). Sometimes things are
> more off-topic than on, but I'd rather be in a place where I'm free to
> discuss whatever we feel like than a dictatorship. iPod stuff isn't
> THAT far off-topic, compared to some things that we've discussed here!
>
> - Bill
>
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