Subj : Removal
To   : FOXY FERGUSON
From : Todd Sullivan
Date : Sun Sep 23 2001 11:02 am

In a message of 22 Sep 01 FOXY FERGUSON wrote to me:

 TS>> The fact it works is still amazing.  The fact no one wants
 TS>> to make it work better is even more amazing and a freaking
 TS>> shame.

 FF> Au contraire.

 FF> As my Father-in-Law was often wont to say: "your 'right' to swing
 FF> your arms stops where my nose begins".

I think I see where this is going...

 FF> Those who want to "improve" things are always punching people in
 FF> the nose.

Bullshit!  That sort of viewpoint is taken by people who think - right or
wrong - they and their way of doing things is perfect and needs no
improvement.  That kind of mentality would have kept us on horses, steam
locomotives and sailing ships.

Making the dead echos easier - but not /too/ easy - to remove can't hurt.
How many dead ones are there?  Shouldn't the dead wood be removed?  What
about the dead duplicates caused by factional in-fighting, such as AMIGA
and AMIGA_INT, AMIGASALE and AMIGA_SALE, just for two examples?

(Note:  I'm NOT talking about the Z1/NAB split)

We can't keep a tree growing without pruning the dead wood; it (sort of)
follows that Fido needs the same, and for ythe same reason, IMO.  Making it
easier for the E-List Keeper and the *Cs to find and kill the dead echos
can't be that bad.

They don't /have/ to take a suggestion, but thinking about it can't hurt.

 FF> Doesn't take much before punchees start punching back.

For less than a reason, Foxy.  Looking at constructive criticism as
destructive doesn't make one right, and it makes enemies out of possible
friends.  That's no way to go through life.

Todd Sullivan

.... I'd get therapy, but insanity is cheaper. And more fun.

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