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> >From: GVH Unnau [spam_OUTpiclist-bouncesTakeThisOuTmit.edu]
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> >Subject: [PIC]: SET PICLIST MAIL
> >
> >
> >
> >SET PICLIST MAIL
>
>
> This brings back memories, not seen an unsubscribble message
> for a long time! (that won't make any sense unless you've
> been on the list for a while ;)
Yeah, I was thinking that I need to find something else to put on the
piclist t-shirt (not that anyone would ever buy one) but the joke about how
you can't get off the list because you can't figure out how to unsubscribe
is dated now that we use mailman. If anyone has a better idea for a t-shirt,
let me know.
UNSUBSCRIBE (sent to the list, not the server)
UN SUBSCRIBE
UNSCRIBE
Unsucscribe
UNBSCRIBE
UNSUBSRIBE
Unsribe
Unsubscribble
Can you unsubscribe me?
Can you PLEASE unscribe me?
Sing off
Opps, sign off
Get me off this list
I lost my instructions - how do I get off?
REMOVE ME FROM THIS DISCUSSION GROUP
STOP SPAMMING ME
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: GVH Unnau [piclist-bouncesspam_OUTmit.edu]
> >Sent: 07 June 2005 20:08
> >To: @spam@piclistKILLspammit.edu
> >Subject: [PIC]: SET PICLIST MAIL
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> >SET PICLIST MAIL
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>
> This brings back memories, not seen an unsubscribble message for a
> long time! (that won't make any sense unless you've been on the list
> for a while ;)
Yeah, I was thinking that I need to find something else to put on the
piclist t-shirt (not that anyone would ever buy one) but the joke about how
you can't get off the list because you can't figure out how to unsubscribe
is dated now that we use mailman. If anyone has a better idea for a t-shirt,
let me know.
UNSUBSCRIBE (sent to the list, not the server) UN SUBSCRIBE UNSCRIBE
Unsucscribe UNBSCRIBE UNSUBSRIBE Unsribe Unsubscribble Can you unsubscribe
me?
Can you PLEASE unscribe me?
Sing off
Opps, sign off
Get me off this list
I lost my instructions - how do I get off?
REMOVE ME FROM THIS DISCUSSION GROUP
STOP SPAMMING ME
Proceeds donated to MIT.edu (which hosts the PICList) and PICList.com (to
support the web site).
We gratefully acknowledge all the list members who tirelessly answer
questions and develop code and circuits for PIC users and Microchip
Technologies Inc.
That list of failed attempts to stop receiving list mail was compiled from
actual requests which used to come through on a very, very regular basis.
"Sing off" followed by "Opps, sign off" is my personal favorite although
"Unsubscribble" is a close second.
>
> On Tue, 14 Jun 2005, Hazelwood Lyle wrote:
> > "I lost my instructions - how do I get off?"
>
> "Send a message containing the word UNSUBSCRBBLE to the list and the
> friendly admins and about 850 friendly responders will tell you how to
> do it"
>
> Peter
Ya know, prior to the Web, people didn't publicly
berate strangers for making mistakes, even
dumb mistakes. What the hell happened to just
plain courtesy?
Heck, it's just a MISTAKE!! It's not Child Molestation!!!
(whoops...better not go there!)
>
> >
> > On Tue, 14 Jun 2005, Hazelwood Lyle wrote:
> > > "I lost my instructions - how do I get off?"
> >
> > "Send a message containing the word UNSUBSCRBBLE to the list and the
> > friendly admins and about 850 friendly responders will tell you how to
> > do it"
> >
> > Peter
>
>Ya know, prior to the Web, people didn't publicly
>berate strangers for making mistakes, even
>dumb mistakes. What the hell happened to just
>plain courtesy?
I don't know how things are in your universe, but I've been participating
in text-based discussion forum thingies since 1980, and I observe that the
level of civility has remained roughly constant (i.e. usually OK but
occasionally deplorable) since then. The appearance of the "web" in any
event is unrelated to a mailing list such as this one.
> >Ya know, prior to the Web, people didn't publicly
> >berate strangers for making mistakes, even
> >dumb mistakes. What the hell happened to just
> >plain courtesy?
>
> I don't know how things are in your universe, but I've been
> participating
> in text-based discussion forum thingies since 1980, and I
> observe that the
> level of civility has remained roughly constant (i.e. usually OK but
> occasionally deplorable) since then. The appearance of the
> "web" in any
> event is unrelated to a mailing list such as this one.
Yeah, I guess you're right. I remember being on BBSes
(Bulletin Board Systems you dialed in to using your
homebrew modem. They had limited number of
phone lines so you logged in, did your business and
got off.) <--- explanation for young whippersnappers
in the early 80s and there were some pretty
nasty flame wars going on as early as that.
Now that I think about it, the same was true of
Compuserve and it's forums.
> > >Ya know, prior to the Web, people didn't publicly
> > >berate strangers for making mistakes, even
> > >dumb mistakes. What the hell happened to just
> > >plain courtesy?
You haven't read Mark Twain? Or for that matter, most pre-computer
writers?
While the flame wars were slower, being done via the letters page of
various newspapers and magazines, they still happened.
Morrow (first name forgotten, writer of _Towing Jehova_ among other
stories) continues this tradition in my local paper.
Frankly IMNSHO Mark Twain would have left the worst flamer I've seen
crying on the floor amidst the smoldering remnents of their computer.
> Ya know, prior to the Web, people didn't publicly
> berate strangers for making mistakes, even
> dumb mistakes. What the hell happened to just
> plain courtesy?
>
> Heck, it's just a MISTAKE!! It's not Child Molestation!!!
but neither is the response, you what's all the fuzz about?
Wouter van Ooijen [the thick-skinned Dutchman]
-- -------------------------------------------
Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: http://www.voti.nl
consultancy, development, PICmicro products
docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: http://www.voti.nl/hvu
Like Mark Twain, we all (at some time) say or do something we regret. If we
are lucky, it just comes across as dumb. If we are not lucky, it is down
right malicious!
Some will forgive us, and others will not.
I hate it when I come across as a Jekyll-Hyde person when I wanted to look
like Clark Kent-Superman!
My apologies to those of other cultures who find the above cryptic. If I try
to rephrase it I will probably lose the meaning of what I was trying to say.
> >
> > On Tue, 14 Jun 2005, Hazelwood Lyle wrote:
> > > "I lost my instructions - how do I get off?"
> >
> > "Send a message containing the word UNSUBSCRBBLE to the list and the
> > friendly admins and about 850 friendly responders will tell you how to
> > do it"
> >
> > Peter
>
>Ya know, prior to the Web, people didn't publicly
>berate strangers for making mistakes, even
>dumb mistakes. What the hell happened to just
>plain courtesy?
>
>Heck, it's just a MISTAKE!! It's not Child Molestation!!!
>(whoops...better not go there!)
>
>What hath Tim Berners-Lee wrought?
>
Well, I'm kinda sorry that I said what I did.
It was not my intention to berate or embarass anyone.
I selected the line "I Lost my Instructions, How do I get off?" from the
provided list of amusing attempts from the past. I don't know who
originally posted it, and the reason I found it amusing may have been
lost in the translation.
(I find the idea of asking 800 strangers how to "Get Off" to be funny)
If I came across as a mean or bad person, I guess I'll have to live
with it. I would have preferred to have gotten a chuckle or two, but I
guess my sense of humor is a bit too twisted.
If my comments have offended anyone, I offer a genuine and heartfelt apology.
If anyone here needs instructions in how to "get off", I suggest reading the
instructions at the bottom of most Piclist messages, and then figuring out
how to get off in private.
:-)
Lyle
>
>If my comments have offended anyone, I offer a genuine and heartfelt apology.
>If anyone here needs instructions in how to "get off", I suggest reading the
>instructions at the bottom of most Piclist messages, and then figuring out
>how to get off in private.
>> > "Send a message containing the word UNSUBSCRBBLE to the list and the
>> > friendly admins and about 850 friendly responders will tell you how to
>> > do it"
> Like Mark Twain, we all (at some time) say or do something we regret. If we
> are lucky, it just comes across as dumb. If we are not lucky, it is down
> right malicious!
My comment wasn't meant to have anything to do with you, but rather
to say that flame wars have been happening as long as there have been
people to start and respond to them. The internet merely allows them
to happen faster and include more people.
--
D. Jay Newman ! Polititions and civilations come and TakeThisOuTjayEraseMEspam_OUTsprucegrove.com ! go but the engineers and machinists http://enerd.ws/robots/ ! make progress
I
>
> > >
> > > On Tue, 14 Jun 2005, Hazelwood Lyle wrote:
> > > > "I lost my instructions - how do I get off?"
> > >
> > > "Send a message containing the word UNSUBSCRBBLE to the
> list and the
> > > friendly admins and about 850 friendly responders will
> tell you how to
> > > do it"
> > >
> > > Peter
> >
> >Ya know, prior to the Web, people didn't publicly
> >berate strangers for making mistakes, even
> >dumb mistakes. What the hell happened to just
> >plain courtesy?
> >
> >Heck, it's just a MISTAKE!! It's not Child Molestation!!!
> >(whoops...better not go there!)
> >
> >What hath Tim Berners-Lee wrought?
> >Carey
>
> Well, I'm kinda sorry that I said what I did.
> It was not my intention to berate or embarass anyone.
>
> I selected the line "I Lost my Instructions, How do I get
> off?" from the
> provided list of amusing attempts from the past. I don't know who
> originally posted it, and the reason I found it amusing may have been
> lost in the translation.
> (I find the idea of asking 800 strangers how to "Get Off" to be funny)
>
> If I came across as a mean or bad person, I guess I'll have to live
> with it. I would have preferred to have gotten a chuckle or two, but I
> guess my sense of humor is a bit too twisted.
>
> If my comments have offended anyone, I offer a genuine and
> heartfelt apology.
> If anyone here needs instructions in how to "get off", I
> suggest reading the
> instructions at the bottom of most Piclist messages, and then
> figuring out
> how to get off in private.
> :-)
> Lyle
>
> --
'm sorry I made the post I made. I was just blowing
off steam after reading one too many "RTFM" posts.
(On another group.)
I do feel the way I stated, it was just probably the wrong
place to post it. (To tell the truth, I was also a little
bummed out about the Michael Jackson verdict but this
is NOT the place to discuss that.)
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Hazelwood Lyle [RemoveMEpiclist-bouncesTakeThisOuTmit.edu]
>Sent: 15 June 2005 19:05
>To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
>Subject: RE: [OT]: PICList t-shirt, was: SET PICLIST MAIL
>
>Well, I'm kinda sorry that I said what I did.
>It was not my intention to berate or embarass anyone.
>
>I selected the line "I Lost my Instructions, How do I get
>off?" from the provided list of amusing attempts from the
>past. I don't know who originally posted it, and the reason I
>found it amusing may have been lost in the translation. (I
>find the idea of asking 800 strangers how to "Get Off" to be funny)
>
>If I came across as a mean or bad person, I guess I'll have to
>live with it. I would have preferred to have gotten a chuckle
>or two, but I guess my sense of humor is a bit too twisted.
>
>If my comments have offended anyone, I offer a genuine and
>heartfelt apology. If anyone here needs instructions in how to
>"get off", I suggest reading the instructions at the bottom of
>most Piclist messages, and then figuring out how to get off in private.
>:-)
>Lyle
Lyle,
Seems to me the list has collected some very sensitive people, or at least ones with a total sense of humour failure.
Nothing you wrote was in the least bit offensive IMO, and I got a chuckle from it anyway ;-)
Regards
Mike
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>
>If I came across as a mean or bad person, I guess I'll have to
> >live with it. I would have preferred to have gotten a chuckle
> >or two, but I guess my sense of humor is a bit too twisted.
Well, I got the joke straight up and had a chuckle. ;-)
Didn't see it as anything other than a joke.
BTW. You would hardly be the first to have an attempt at humor go belly-up on
the PICLIST. Don't sweat it, it is the PICLIST itself that is a bit
twisted. ;-)
>Didn't see it as anything other than a joke.
>BTW. You would hardly be the first to have an attempt at humor go belly-up on
>the PICLIST. Don't sweat it, it is the PICLIST itself that is a bit
>twisted. ;-)
On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 18:53:58 -0400, Carey Fisher - NCS
wrote:
> in the early 80s and there were some pretty
> nasty flame wars going on as early as that.
>
> Now that I think about it, the same was true of
> Compuserve and it's forums.
Not in *my* forum it wasn't! My team made sure it was
all Good Clean Fun and anyone starting a flamewar didn't
get very far...
Cheers,
Howard (former Wizop of "Mad Dogs & Englishmen"
Compuserve forum)
mit.edu]
