Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a nationwide network -- ENOUGH ALREADY!

[Bret Palsson <bret () getjive com>]

Thank you! 112 Emails on this subject, I am sick of it.

On Sep 20, 2011, at 3:25 PM, Bill P wrote:

> This has deviated so far from a useful technical discussion, it isn't even amusing anymore.
>
> From http://www.nanog.org/mailinglist/
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> Our pre-posting guide for messages to the NANOG e-mail list:
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>    Does my email have operational/technical content?
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> ANSWER: NO.
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>    Would I be interested in reading this email?
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> ANSWER: YES, obviously (unless it wasn't me posting it.)  I am also the guy at work who everyone avoids because I am 
> the annoying talker who never shuts up.  I often get confused when people just walk off in the middle of a 
> "conversation" (ie: when I won't shut the hell up and/or let anyone else talk.)
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>    Would 10,000 other Internet engineers want to read this?
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> NO.
>
> STOP.
>
> -bill
>
>
> ps.  Those who chime in with a witty comment or yet another opinion just when the thread seems to be slowing down are 
> just as guilty as the ones who keep it doing by writing paragraph after paragraph "refuting" what the others have 
> said.  (When neither side has an inkling of wanting to acquiesce to the other side.)
>
> ObGodwin: Hitler.
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> Can we be done now?