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[Basil Chupin]

On 05/08/2010 15:27, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:45:47 +1000
> Basil Chupin<blchupin at iinet.net.au>  wrote:
>
>    
>> On 05/08/2010 11:58, giovanni_re wrote:
>>      
>>> Hi Sounder people.  :)
>>>
>>> Here's an email I sent to the KUbuntu list yesterday.  The KU list
>>> admin mentioned this was off topic for that list, so, upon
>>> investigation, this sounder list seems to be the "Anything goes
>>> Ubuntu community .. discussion list", so that seems like where this
>>> will be on topic.
>>>        
>> Ding! WRONG! :-)
>>
>> Sounder is NOT an "anything goes Ubuntu.." discussion list.
>>
>> Have a very close read of what it says about this list - or else be
>> very prepared to be flamed rather badly.
>>
>> This list (sounder) covers anything UBUNT/KUBUNTU which is not
>> covered by the other *technical* mail lists.
>>
>> In other words, if you want to talk about politics or religion or
>> your aunty's pedigree goldfish then sounder is NOT the place to do
>> so :-( .
>>
>> Trust me, I am not making this up.
>>
>> BC
>>
>>      
> ???
> Basil, you are completely wrong.
> > From the website referenced on all list mail:
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/sounder :
>
> ----------QUOTE
> sounder -- Ubuntu community random chit-chat list
> ---
> About sounder 	
> English (USA)
> ---
> Anything goes Ubuntu community chit-chat and discussion list
> ----------END QUOTE
>
> In view of that how can you deny that it is an, "anything goes," list?
> What else can, "random chit-chat," and, "anything goes," mean?
>
> Cybe R. Wizard
>    

Ah, I was anticipating some sort of, "You've lost your marbles", 
response so here is where you go and look :-) :


http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists

Read carefully.......

And you are, of course, also quite right: there is a glaring 
contradiction between the 2 references.

It would appear that the difference is intentional so as to confuse the 
hell out of people and also to be able to shout at you, "Gotcha, you 
little worm!" if you step out of line :-) .

BC


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