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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 19 Jul 1998.
Re: WARNING: Control Codes *REVISED*

Re: WARNING: Control Codes *REVISED*

Colin Douthwaite wrote:
> 
> Pete Casso <pet...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >Colin Douthwaite wrote:
> >> This newsgroup "alt.ascii-art" is totally free and unmoderated and
> >> therefore anyone can post whatever they like here, including HTML,
> >> ANSI etc. but the consequences of using that freedom can be that
> >> some newsgroup readers will object to postings they don't like and
> >> then flamewars often erupt.
> 
> > This is a wishful thinking driven interpretation.
> 
> Nope, it's reality...you have seen countless examples of what
> happens to those, no matter who they are, who post things here that
> other readers don't like.

You missed the point. People are posting non-FAQ compliant articles not
because of the freedom on aaa. People are posting non-FAQ compliant articles
because they do the same things as on other newsgroups.

> > Isolationism of aaa is the issue.
> 
> Piffle.
> 
> > That is, there will be a constant influx of newcomers to aaa who
> > expect about the same netiquette as elsewhere on the net
> 
> More piffle.

Well, piffle is not an issue related response. Are you running out of arguments?

Anyway, only aaa requires people to adhere to certain unique things to
preserve the pics, that's what I meant with isolationism of aaa. 

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Subject: Re: WARNING: Control Codes *REVISED*
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