Re: Congratulations, Larsi

[Jonas Luster <jonas@newsbone.org>]

Karl Kleinpaste <karl@justresearch.com> writes:

> Jonas Luster <jonas@newsbone.org> writes:
> > Gnus p0.44 violates `soft' GNKSA requirements (SHOULDs)
> > in the following way:
> >     10e  Does not let the user indicate which part to followup to
> 
> I believe `C-c C-v' qualifies.  I used it on this message.

So I'll change this one.

> >     16b  Does not refuse posting an empty article
> >     16d  Does not refuse to post quoted text only
> >     16f  Does not try to prevent posting multiple copies entirely
> 
> These are bogus "SHOULDs" anyhow -- I wouldn't want Gnus to do these
> things.  (I often post "empty" notes to our internal newsgroups
> jprc.support.* whose entire [still very useful] content is in the
> Subject -- status messages about things that have been fixed, changed,
> or are otherwise in flux.)

Wheter they are or not is not in my hands :). I just did the
evaluation because I beleived that Larsi and Gnus deserved the GNKSA
(and they got it :). I, personally, use this features quite often too, 
but it's Jeroen's view how a Newsreader should be like and Gnus
basically is a Newsreader, Jeroen likes.
GNKSA is not much more than the reflection of some Idealists ideals
and does not generally claim to be general consensus.

jonas


-- 
Den Leuten, die [...] auf die Unverbindlichkeit der Netiquette pochen, 
geht es ähnlich wie den leuten, die darauf pochen, daß das 20. Jahrhundert 
und mit ihm das 2. Jahrtausend erst am 31.12.2000 enden: Sie mögen objektiv 
recht haben, aber sie verpassen deswegen eine tolle Party. [M. Ottenbruch]