Re: [Epic] Icky food - STOP THIS TOPIC

From: Ken Taborek <oberon_at_...>
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 01:05:13 -0400 (EDT)

On Wed, 9 Jul 1997, Oki Purwanto wrote:

> At 05:09 PM 7/8/97 -0400, you wrote:
> >--Ken Taborek oberon_at_... wrote:
> >>Nyeah, nyeah.
> >
> >Obviously you don't have a life, or you would see the necessity of
> >limiting the subject matter to the game.
>
> Hmm, I thought that would be a definite sign of a life, having some other
> interest other than GW games :)
>
> >Then again, it's my choice to
> >unsubscribe when children like yourself publicly saying " Nyeah - Nyeah"
> >and going on for hours about food from some has-been island, start to
> >dominate the list.
>
> We have discussed about efficacy of US armed forces, the never-ending Void
> shields vs Doomweavers, the blessings that comes with tolerant women, GW
> insane pricing policy and most recently the handover of HongKong on the list.
>
> >Try that BS on the Warhammer 40k list and see what happens.
>
> That is probably more due to the list-culture. The 40k list maintainers are
> pretty strict on the relevancy of topics on the list. The Epic/Epic40k list
> maintainer however feels that the current "culture" are fine as it is.
>
> And who am I to argue with him ? Especially since when I do enjoy the
> off-tracked topics more often that not.
>
> >Go private when you want to discuss the weather, time , color of
> >the sky, angels on a pinhead, etc. It just makes sense if the subject
> >doesn't apply to everyone. Of course, this message was written for the
> >benefit of everyone else - you obviously feel it's your right to
> >selfishly "clog up the drain". And respond personally, please - we're
> >wasting enough bandwidth.
> >
>
> Quite a few people brought up this concern before and I do think that the
> list does get off-tracked often. However, I totally agree with a guy (sorry,
> forgot who it was) who pointed out that the Epic list is basically a social
> list of people who happens to like playing Epic.
>
> Regards
> Oki
> p.s.
>
> >Tim Brown
> >
> >BrownT_at_...
> >
> >
>
Um, that was me, responding to a more polite inquiry. I guess nyeah,
nyeah was a bit childish, but I just couldn't resist. People like that
just *boil* when their rants aren't taken as gospel, and I love to hear
them froth.
I sent him a private response, as he requested, and tried to bring him up
to speed. (No, Tim, that's not a troll)
I was amused to find my own words used to reinforce my point, however.
Thanks to all those who backed me up in my absence (I was away from Wed
thru Sat).
I decided to stay subscribed despite the off-topic chatter because there
is humor and content here. If I don't feel something is worth saving, I
hit delete. And, without intending offense, I kill most of what comes in,
but that's no different than my other email. Procmail is my friend.


--Ken Taborek oberon_at_...
"Show respect for age. Drink good Scotch for a change."- random fortune
Received on Sun Jul 13 1997 - 05:05:13 UTC