Re: Time to shut down this list?

From: Nikolas Britton (freebsd_at_nbritton.org)
Date: 12/28/04

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    Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 05:29:23 -0600
To: Joshua Tinnin <krinklyfig@spymac.com>

    Joshua Tinnin wrote:

    >On Tuesday 28 December 2004 01:48 am, "David J. Weller-Fahy"
    ><dave-lists-freebsd-newbies@weller-fahy.com> wrote:
    >
    >
    >>* Joshua Tinnin <krinklyfig@spymac.com> [2004-12-28 09:20 +0100]:
    >>
    >>
    >>>"freebsd-questions
    >>>
    >>>
    >
    >OK, once again that's supposed to be -newbies, but you knew that ...
    >man, not proofreading my email ...
    >
    >
    >
    >>>is a general discussion forum for new FreeBSD users
    >>>to share their experiences and to help each other with non-technical
    >>>issues. It is not a technical help or support list. See:
    >>>http://www.welearn.com.au/freebsd/newbies/ "
    >>>
    >>>
    >>What about:
    >>
    >>Please use this list for general problem solving, sharing ideas, and
    >>moral support. Take specific technical issues to freebsd-questions.
    >>
    >>Most of that's from the charter.
    >>
    >>
    >
    >Personally, I like that better than mine. I think that pretty much says
    >everything. Maybe "technical support issues," although that might be
    >redundant. One nitpicky thing - although punctuation rules say it's
    >technically correct to use a comma before the last item in a series,
    >that is archaic usage, and the most commonly accepted modern rule is to
    >leave it off. So, it would be better as: "... problem solving, sharing
    >ideas and moral support." It's not that big of a deal, but it's better
    >to use accepted punctuation rules, and, besides, if it ends up the
    >other way it's going to drive me crazy. Sorry, but I was raised by a
    >mom who's an English teacher ...
    >
    >- jt
    >
    >
    My college English teacher said it was only ok for news papers to leave
    it off so they could save space.

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