Re: OT: rude behaviour (was: Re: Is this list still going?)

what possible reason would I have to want to start my own discussion =
elsewhere when this list, again ostensibly THE list, is finally talking =
about Gopher?

all it took was an upstart like me to come in and divert attention from =
the TV in the assisted living facility common room.


regards

=E2=96=88=E2=96=84=E2=96=80=E2=96=84=E2=96=80  cat K.
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=E2=96=84=E2=96=84=E2=96=80=E2=96=80=E2=96=80  +1 (929) 601-BAUD

> On 15 Nov 2025, at 3:54=E2=80=AFAM, Brian Koontz <[email protected]> =
wrote:
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> Cat, you can always start your own gopher discussion on discord or =
wherever you think traction can be gained. I don=E2=80=99t think anyone =
here would oppose that.
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> But in the end, just about every esoteric mailing list I subscribe to =
(gopher, pdp-11, packet radio, diy efi, vintage jaguar, etc.) is =
catacomb-silent, with occasional bursts of static. I don=E2=80=99t think =
it=E2=80=99s a gopher problem. Most of the world doesn=E2=80=99t share =
our enthusiasm for eclectic topics like gopher. And tbh I sort of like =
it that way.
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>> On Nov 14, 2025, at 7:15=E2=80=AFAM, cat K. <[email protected]> =
wrote:
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>> =EF=BB=BFI 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?"
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>> 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.
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>> regards
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>> =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
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>>> On 14 Nov 2025, at 9:19=E2=80=AFPM, Nuno Silva =
<[email protected]> wrote:
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>>>> On 2025-11-14, cat K. wrote:
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>>>> On 14 Nov 2025, at 12:29=E2=80=AFPM, John Goerzen
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>>>> On Fri, Nov 14 2025, cat K. wrote:
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>>>>>> 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.
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>>>>> You are welcome to unsubscribe if you don't like this list.
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>>>> and miss out on scintilating conversations like this? no thanks!
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>>> Maybe you should.
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>>> Either you're interested in the topic and talk about it, or just =
leave
>>> us be.
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>>> 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.
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>>> If we wanted to go at it like in TikTok, my guess is we'd be in =
TikTok.
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>>> I was even under the impression TikTok was mostly a video-centric
>>> outfit, which really isn't comparable to text in accessibility...
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>>> 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.
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>>> 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.
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>>> --
>>> Nuno Silva
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