Re: OT: rude behaviour (was: Re: Is this list still going?)
"cat K." <[email protected]> Fri, 14 Nov 2025 23:45:04 +1030
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I am interested in the topic and I do talk about Gopher incessantly, to = anyone that will listen, and then they say; "wow! Gopher sounds great, = is there anywhere people are discussing Gopher such as a mailing list or = similar?" and I point them to the Tombs of the Blind Dead that is the = [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> = mailing list and womp womp they completely lose interest because all = they find is curmudgeons and dust bunnies. regards =E2=96=88=E2=96=84=E2=96=80=E2=96=84=E2=96=80 cat K. =E2=96=88=E2=96=80=E2=96=84=E2=96=80=E2=96=84 B 4 U D W 3 R K 5 _ =E2=96=84=E2=96=84=E2=96=80=E2=96=80=E2=96=80 +1 (929) 601-BAUD > On 14 Nov 2025, at 9:19=E2=80=AFPM, Nuno Silva <[email protected]> = wrote: >=20 > On 2025-11-14, cat K. wrote: >=20 >> On 14 Nov 2025, at 12:29=E2=80=AFPM, John Goerzen >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>=20 >>> On Fri, Nov 14 2025, cat K. wrote: >>>>=20 >>>> have been, who wrote, past tense. this topic is the only traffic = the list has >>>> seen since April. I get info and updates by carrier pigeon more = frequently. >>>=20 >>> You are welcome to unsubscribe if you don't like this list. >>=20 >> and miss out on scintilating conversations like this? no thanks! >=20 > Maybe you should. >=20 > Either you're interested in the topic and talk about it, or just leave > us be. >=20 > If you prefer TikTok and OnlyFans, go talk about Gopher there. Don't = try > to bully everyone else in discussing gopher like you use these two. >=20 > If we wanted to go at it like in TikTok, my guess is we'd be in = TikTok. >=20 > I was even under the impression TikTok was mostly a video-centric > outfit, which really isn't comparable to text in accessibility... >=20 > But, on that, the non-endless-scroll and the non-real-time nature of > e-mail are also selling points of a mailing list for those who > appreciate this medium. >=20 > If you don't appreciate the medium, don't try to turn this into a > barrage of video, emojis and embedded animated images that aren't > actually GIF despite being called that. Instead, understand that = others > do prefer this text-centric medium and the on-topic nature of a > low-traffic list. >=20 > --=20 > Nuno Silva >=20