news.software.readers

andrew wrote:
> Hi,

Hi, person past the breaking point. :)

> After resisting for some time I received the straw that broke the
> camel's back today when I actually sent a complaint to Google Groups
> about an idiot posting adds for Nike shoes in a Linux NG. The response
> was:



Oh, yeah, that one. They lurve spam. It increases their message count
and that lets them charge more for advertising.

> I almost choked on my coffee when I read 'how annoying off-topic
> posts can be'!!! There are so many things wrong with that smirking
> little statement that I cannot even begin ....

I'm sure I'm not the only one that remembers when their motto was
"Don't Be Evil."

> So as of August 3rd 2007 1300 hrs the following lines have entered my
> score file and I officially join Blinky's crusade:

And we welcome you with open fins! Oops. Sorry about that salt water.

Now let's talk about your dues. ;)

> [*]
> Score: =-9999
> Message-ID: googlegroups\.com
>
> Actually after that rant I feel a little better :-)

Like the old advertising slogan used to say, "Try it. You'll like it."

Seriously, welcome aboard.

--
Blinky RLU 297263
Killing all posts from Google Groups.
Except in Thunderbird, which can't filter that well.
The Usenet Improvement Project: /comp/