Re: [WinMac] Re: Enough Evangelizing (WinMac Digest #216 - 02/03/99)

jacques(jacques[at]pathcom.com)
Thu, 04 Feb 1999 12:19:56 -0500

well said Daivd,

I was in the process of formulating a respose (I made the original post) but you
have saved me some time.

cheers,

Jacques Choquette

p.s. have fun using mac, I know I will!

David McKnight wrote:

> > This has been said before, but I did not think advocacy of one
> > platform was the purpose of this list. The gentleman who asked for
> > "every reason we could think of to go Macintosh" should have referred
> > elsewhere, or at least answered in private.
>
> Here's a suggestion for anyone who doesn't want to read the content of a
> message: don't...
>
> I look at the complete list of subject lines, copy and paste a keyword or two
> into my e-mail client and use the find feature to go through the body of the
> digest to find just those messages I *want to read*. For instance, I read the
> one with the "Enough Evangelizing" subject, because I was curious what the
> person had to say. But were I annoyed with messages about evangelizing,
> moderating, censorship, Steve ****-ing Jobs or any others -- or found them to be
> a waste of my time -- I would find it a quite simple process to skip right over
> them. And suggest that anyone that has a problem with any of the messages on
> this list do exactly the same thing. Oh, heck. Just be annoyed if you want. It's
> a free world for the most part...
>
> If this list ever becomes so mired in nonsense that it becomes more trouble than
> it's worth, then I won't waste my time. But for now, I find at least one out of
> three to five messages worth looking at. And, frankly, skip over most of the
> messages I mentioned above. But every once in awhile, you've just got to have a
> good laugh.
>
> BTW, I use/prefer a Mac -- and absolutely love the POP3 Outlook Express from MS.
> I also like IE 4.5, though I think they blew it when they removed the instant
> open folder tabs via mouse rollovers. Hey, a Mac person who likes Microsoft
> products! Some of them, anyway. I also use a PC, and tend to be the resident
> tech answer-man in my department. I think this list is great, and wouldn't want
> to change a thing. That's because if you did, we'd lose some of the best input
> from some of the most passionate contributors. Debate helps you evaluate the
> effectiveness of an answer for your environment. I'd hate to lose that.
>
> DAVID
>
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> >Subject: WinMac Digest #216 - 02/03/99
> >Date: Wed, Feb 3, 1999, 11:00 AM
> >
>
> > Rodger Ling wrote:
> > -
> > This has been said before, but I did not think advocacy of one
> > platform was the purpose of this list. The gentleman who asked for
> > "every reason we could think of to go Macintosh" should have referred
> > elsewhere, or at least answered in private.
>
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