[ubuntu-in] phoenix24 wants to keep up with you on Twitter

[Mir Nazim]

On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 10:18 AM, Vivek Khurana <hiddenharmony at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 8:17 PM, Gora Mohanty <gora at sarai.net> wrote:
>  > On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:07:03 +0530
>  >  Parthan SR <parth.technofreak at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >
>  >  > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>  >  > Hash: SHA1
>  >  >
>  >  > phoenix24 wrote:
>  >  > > To find out more about Twitter, visit the link below:
>  >  > >
>  >  > > http://twitter.com/i/d32cf65c9e7fbd1f1f5679052d16d086b34baf8
>  >  > we request you to be careful when adding people to social networking
>  >  > sites. Sending such invites to a public, technical mailing list is
>  >  > considered bad net-etiquette. Please forbid from doing so in future.
>  >  [...]
>  >
>  >  Ah, just dashed off a reply with regards to this.
>  >
>  >  However, I am much more of a hard-liner with respect to such nonsense.
>  >  While I can sympathise with a newbie who does this without realising
>  >  the implication, this sort of an attitude is actively encouraged by
>  >  so-called services like Twitter. So, my opinion is to fight fire
>  >  with fire. For the mailing lists that I administer, one such message,
>
>   And I thought you fight fire with water of any other fire extinguisher.
>   On a serious note this kind of angry young man attitude on public
>  list only piss off newbies and genuine users.
>   Banning people from mailing list for on such offense is like
>  murdering someone because they had collided with you under nearly zero
>  visibility. I think mailing lists are public forum and demand some
>  tolerance. Having school master like dictatorial style of
>  administration will only result in reduced traffic.
>   As suggested by Aanjan, it is better to put the person on moderated
>  list and watch him. Also, it is better to write to the OP (a personal
>  email) warning him not to give away email address like this.
>
>   Which ever mailing list admin (and I am talking in general sense and
>  not specific to this mailing list) has a problem with such spam mail,
>  please take it forward with the specific website, instead of banning
>  ill-informed user. Be it a campaign, consortium, foundation whatever
>  you feel is appropriate to exert pressure on such websites, please do
>  it, we will support you in the initiative. Taking out frustration on
>  the mailing list user is a clear sign othat the admin is incapable of
>  doing his job.
>

Completely agree with Vivek


>  regards
>  VK
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