well said man!!
ever hung out on the F-body list?
man... makes you hostile just knowin' you're subscribed =)
-mike d.
On Thu, 17 Jun 1999 07:27:43 -0400 Jason Bleazard <jbleazard@home.com>
writes:
>--snip--
>> Just venting some steam,
>> Mark Kuzia
>>
>> P.S. Do you ever wonder why people always "unsubscribe", just ask
>> my buddy,
>> he saw the "Jules flaming" and told me the DML was a joke!
>
>Mark and Bob have some excellent points, we should all try to be a bit
>more
>careful what we write, and keep in mind that we're reflecting badly
>on
>Dakota and Mopar enthusiasts when we start in with the flaming.
>
>However... in all fairness, I think we should take a step back and
>look at
>the larger picture. It's too bad that the magazine editor or other
>people
>that have been mentioned are looking at the DML somewhat out of
>context.
>
>What I'm talking about is the rest of the Internet. I've been around
>since
>1990, back in the days when "web" meant there were spiders in your
>computer
>that needed to be cleaned out with a vacuum, "Mosaic" was a little
>solitaire
>game based on colored tiles, and even "gopher" was nothing more than a
>small
>furry animal. I'm not necessarily an Internet expert, but I have
>been
>around for a few years, and I'm here to tell you that the DML is the
>most
>flame-free civilized discussion forum that I've ever seen among those
>that
>aren't ruled with an iron fist.
>
>I was on a Babylon 5 mailing list for a while, and the list admin had
>a
>habit of kicking people off the list for getting off-topic and
>especially
>for saying anything negative about other members. It didn't even
>necessarily have to be a flame, something along the lines of "what a
>dunderhead" would have gotten you expelled for good. I, personally,
>don't
>WANT the DML to be like that. I think Jon's doing a heck of a job
>keeping
>all 650+ of us mostly happy most of the time.
>
>I'm sure that I'll get lots of examples of other mailing lists that
>are more
>civilized. My point is that there are lots that either aren't or are
>only
>civilized against the will of the people on it. If you really want to
>see
>how bad the signal to noise ratio can get, go check out some news
>groups.
>That's all I used to have, now I can't stand to go anywhere near
>them.
>
>Yes, I think we're doing fairly well, all things considered. I also
>think
>that if we can do this well, we can do better. Type carefully and
>we'll all
>get more out of the list. I know I've learned so much from the list
>about
>the Dakota and general mechanical information that I couldn't have
>found
>anywhere else, or would have had to pay a huge amount of money for.
>The
>list is an invaluable resource, I'd hate to see it deteriorate.
>
>Soapbox mode off.
>
>---------------------------------------------------------
>Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Toronto, Ontario
>current: '95 Dakota Sport white 4x4 Reg. Cab V6/3.9L/5spd
>current: '98 Dakota Sport black 4x4 Club Cab V8/5.2L/Auto
>RIP: '95 Dakota Sport black 4x2 Club Cab V6/3.9L/Auto
>
miggitymike@juno.com
88 6er, LE, 3.55, Slush-o-matic, Edelbrock Headers, Flowmaster, TekStyle
Tonneau, 14x3 K&N,
Daytona bucket seats, Magnecor wires, soon to be slammed.......
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http://members.xoom.com/dakotaperf
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