From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 115914,8b985862f09ebe4a X-Google-Attributes: gid115914,public X-Google-Thread: f849b,8b985862f09ebe4a X-Google-Attributes: gidf849b,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,8b985862f09ebe4a X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 107079,8b985862f09ebe4a X-Google-Attributes: gid107079,public X-Google-Thread: f8fcc,8b985862f09ebe4a X-Google-Attributes: gidf8fcc,public X-Google-Thread: f85cc,8b985862f09ebe4a X-Google-Attributes: gidf85cc,public X-Google-Thread: 1094ba,8b985862f09ebe4a X-Google-Attributes: gid1094ba,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,8b985862f09ebe4a X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public From: Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam (Larry Kilgallen) Subject: Re: blacklist Date: 2000/08/20 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 660356482 References: <8no8ng$jjn$0@pita.alt.net> X-Complaints-To: abuse@verio.net X-Trace: iad-read.news.verio.net 966775406 216.44.122.34 (Sun, 20 Aug 2000 12:43:26 GMT) Organization: LJK Software NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 12:43:26 GMT Newsgroups: comp.arch.arithmetic,comp.lang.fortran,comp.lang.c++,comp.arch.embedded,comp.lang.ada,sci.math.num-analysis,comp.dsp,rec.scuba.equipment,alt.tv.days-of-our-lives Date: 2000-08-20T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: In article <8no8ng$jjn$0@pita.alt.net>, "E. Robert Tisdale" writes: > I have been considering maintaining and publishing > a blacklist data base for this newsgroup. > The blacklist data base would contain the names > of subscribers who post off-topic articles > to the newsgroup. I would prefer a blacklist of people who purposefully try to introduce non-Ada discussion by cross-posting to other groups. Your post, for instance: Newsgroups: comp.arch.arithmetic, comp.lang.fortran, comp.lang.c++, comp.arch.embedded, comp.lang.ada, sci.math.num-analysis, comp.dsp, rec.scuba.equipment, alt.tv.days-f-our-lives If I cared at all about C++ or Fortran, I would subscribe to those groups, but otherwise most discussions of those topics are "off topic" in comp.lang.ada. I bet there are C++ and Fortran users who feel the same way about Ada. So why do you choose to create a joint discussion between those diverse communities regarding what is "off-topic" ? The most memorable (to me) "off-topic" discussion in comp.lang.ada in the past month was your previous cross-posting.