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Notes from the SCO conference callNotes from the SCO conference callPosted Jun 7, 2003 9:09 UTC (Sat) by evgeny (guest, #774)In reply to: Notes from the SCO conference call by mmarq Parent article: Notes from the SCO conference call
I'd like to see some "anti-spam" features in the LWN comment submission pipeline. E.g., if percentage of capital letters exceeds some reasonable limit, or there are more than one exclamation/question mark in a row, the submission would be rejected. Or, to be able to populate a "black list" in my preferences so comments sent by people from the list would appear "collapsed" in the comment tree.
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Notes from the SCO conference call Posted Jun 7, 2003 18:07 UTC (Sat) by mmarq (guest, #2332) [Link] i think what you mean is that you only like to listen to yourself, and the ones that think like you.WHY DONT YOU BUY LWN?????? that way i can assure you that you wouldnt need "anti-spam", and all your comments always be in the top of the list... and of course, with only your close friends subscriving, you wouldnt have to worry about the graphical aspect of submissions either. Conclusion: what the hell are you doing in a Linux forum anyway?
Notes from the SCO conference call Posted Jun 8, 2003 20:31 UTC (Sun) by evgeny (guest, #774) [Link] > i think what you mean is that you only like to listen to yourself, and the> ones that think like you. What I mean is I like to listen to people who have smart ideas; not loud ones. The art of discussion isn't about how to produce more decibells... > WHY DONT YOU BUY LWN?????? This triggered my "all-caps-on" brain filter, so the rest of the post went to /dev/null.
Notes from the SCO conference call Posted Jun 9, 2003 14:07 UTC (Mon) by mmarq (guest, #2332) [Link] Why the well people associate caps to something loud?... they surely dont emit any sound, or at least is not that the intention when you see the size of letters "Comment editor" in this site... surely is not an outburst of LWN editors temper.ok, ok,... i can see a respectufull attitude of not wasting to much space, using caps , for saying the same things, and that others can make better use of... but i dont change a comma to what have posted in caps. And "THE IMPORTANT ISSUE" (only to be more enfatic, not to shout at anyone year) is: Why the same things that happen in Germany (by LinuxTag and Tarent), restaining SCO in courtrain, is not happen in USA?.
Notes from the SCO conference call Posted Jun 9, 2003 14:50 UTC (Mon) by evgeny (guest, #774) [Link] > Why the well people associate caps to something loud?...What should they be associated with, then? > they surely dont emit any sound, Unfortunately (or actually fortunately) LWN isn't fully multimedia-enabled... > or at least is not that the intention when you see the size of letters The "Comment editor" is a page title. It's normal for English typesetting to make the title different, in that form or another, from the text. Using caps for an entire paragraph is AGAINST the typesetting rules. When one breaks a rule, there should be a reason. Accentuating an important word in a phrase is a well-accepted rhetoric approach. But accentuating ALL words is just a yell. So that's what your post looked to me (and I bet to many others) - a loud scream.
Notes from the SCO conference call Posted Jun 9, 2003 22:47 UTC (Mon) by mmarq (guest, #2332) [Link] Nevertheless (for the last time), i'm typing this in a fonetic and not in a idiographic language, caps dont "mean" a more or less audible sound, but a more "IMPORTANT" letter, word or sentence specialy used at the begining of first names. Although the association is understable, bigger letters are more "adquate" to represent a yell than caps,... check a languages prof!... and dont think i dont repect rules.
Loud mouth filter Posted Jun 7, 2003 18:24 UTC (Sat) by veelo (guest, #4694) [Link] Agreed. Adding the phrase "curl up and die" to the list would produce an adequatefilter.
Loud mouth filter Posted Jun 8, 2003 3:47 UTC (Sun) by Baylink (subscriber, #755) [Link] Hitler!Godwin! Now, can we get back to the reasoned conversation? :-)
Notes from the SCO conference call Posted Jun 7, 2003 20:08 UTC (Sat) by tjc (guest, #137) [Link] E.g., if percentage of capital letters exceeds some reasonable limit, or there are more than one exclamation/question mark in a row, the submission would be rejected.Probably not necessary. MESSAGES LIKE THIS ARE EASY TO IGNORE!!! I just pipe them through my brain and filter them out. :-) On the other hand, if anyone said anything important with their caps lock on, then I missed it...
Notes from the SCO conference call Posted Jun 7, 2003 23:55 UTC (Sat) by mmarq (guest, #2332) [Link] That's the right attitude... no need for M$ like censorship, "white" or "black" lists.Nevertherless capitals absorve more space, they only are true offensive in people minds,... at least i have no intention of offending no one,... sometimes happens in more hot matters,... and IMHO people that are more concerned with "aspects" or "image" are not paying attention to the real important issues.
Notes from the SCO conference call Posted Jun 8, 2003 20:18 UTC (Sun) by evgeny (guest, #774) [Link] > Probably not necessary. MESSAGES LIKE THIS ARE EASY TO IGNORE!!! I just> pipe them through my brain and filter them out. :-) Right, so do I. But just like hitting "Delete" on spam items in one's inbox takes time and is in general irritating, so anti-spam tools are now used everywhere, so... > On the other hand, if anyone said anything important with their caps lock The fact is such messages are hardly have any useful info in them. Just an outburst of author's temper. YMMV, but I'd like to be pointed to an all-caps-on message in the LWN archives that contained a polite and reasonably balanced opinion.
Notes from the SCO conference call Posted Jun 9, 2003 15:47 UTC (Mon) by tjc (guest, #137) [Link] The fact is such messages are hardly have any useful info in them.Either that or they're messages from your boss. ;-) Oh wait, that's the same category. Never mind...
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