From: James Gray <james@...>
Date: 2009-06-06T23:13:35+09:00
Subject: Re: SPAM from Usenet

On Jun 6, 2009, at 4:05 AM, Ryan Davis wrote:

>
> On Jun 5, 2009, at 16:19 , James Gray wrote:
>
>> The gateway has been around for many years.  It joins the two  
>> communities as one.
>>
>> I imagine that was more important in the past when there were a  
>> much smaller number of people on both sides.  Still, I know some of  
>> our Usenet friends very well by now and would really miss their  
>> posts.
>
> I think it is an unfair assumption that we'll lose those people's  
> posts to the list if we drop the gateway. (most) People are adaptable.

Hmm, my experience has been that the email vs. Usenet discussion is a  
religious issue on part with vi vs. emacs.  People just like what they  
like and I think we're unlikely to alter that too much.

James Edward Gray II