Re: Newsgroup etiquette

Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> writes:

On 28/03/2025 18:03, Tim Rentsch wrote:
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bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
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On 27/03/2025 19:31, Keith Thompson wrote:

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<OT stuff snipped>
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And this is *way* off-topic.

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That didn't stop you having your say first /then/ declaring it
as way off-topic!

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I agree with the implied criticism here.

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Fair comment.  OTOH, a wise man once said that posting on-topic
articles is like paying pennies into your account, and posting
off-topic articles is like taking out dollars.
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Over the years Keith has posted many thousands of on-topic articles.
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That doesn't make OT stuff topical, but it does earn Keith a lot of
slack.

I have the opposite reaction.  Certainly Keith is well known and
generally highly regarded in the newsgroup.  But it is precisely
because of that status that he should hold himself to a higher
standard than others (and the same is true for other similarly
situated newsgroup participants).  Casual posters see what leaders
do and think because a leader does it the behavior is okay.  The
best people should try to set a good example, not be granted an
exception for bad behavior.