Re: Upcoming Changes to News Server ...

On Nov 23, 2004, at 3:59 PM, Gary L. Burnore wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:37:56 -0400 (AST), scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org
> ("Marc G. Fournier") wrote:
>
>>
>> Due to recent action by Google concerning the
>> comp.databases.postgresql.*
>> hierarchy, we are going to make some changes that should satisfy just
>> about everyone ... over the next 24hrs or so, traffic *to*
>> comp.databases.postgresql.* from the mailing lists will cease and be
>> re-routed to pgsql.* instead ... on our server (and we encourage
>> others to
>> do the same), the comp.* groups will be aliased to the new pgsql.*
>> hierarchy, so that posts to the old groups will still get through ...
>
> So you're basically going to make it worse than it already was and to
> hell with everyone who was working to correct it, right? We'll surely
> block propigation with that setup.

Marc appears to be the only one NOT making this situation worse. Let's
review. Since Mike Cox's unsolicited attempt to "fix" a problems that
he perceived, what has happened? The list has been deluged with
countless angry process oriented messages filled with vitriol and
devoid of any content regarding the purpose of this forum, we have been
bombarded with profanity, and the lists have been dropped from google.
This seems like it was a fool's errand from the beginning and Marc has
done nothing but try to cooperate to the extent reasonable. That does
not include jumping through every hoop that anyone holds up for him.

>
>>
>> In order to improve propogation, as always, we welcome anyone wishing
>> to
>> carry these groups to email usenet(at)hub(dot)org to get added on as a direct
>> peer ...
>>
> You're still trying to shove your list up USENet's ass instead of
> doing it the proper way. Why is that?

I will not speak for Marc but say that as a member of the mailing list,
I think he does an excellent job of advocating the best interests of
the postgres community and I support his decisions. You can make any
accusations you like but we know what a good job Marc does and
appreciate Marc's efforts on our behalf.

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