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[ILUG] free bandwidth

[ILUG] free bandwidth

Brendan Halpin brendan.halpin at ul.ie
Thu Mar 1 10:03:48 GMT 2001


Ferren MacIntyre <Ferren.MacIntyre at nuigalway.ie> of the Micturition
Research Institute writes:

> The dialog between Nick and Ruari is one of the curses of 'free' bandwidth.
> It costs individuals essentially nothing (except time and energy better
> spent on constructive activities) to hurl invective.  Admittedly, some of
> it is clever, and some pointedly correct, but the rest of us still have to
> take the time to sample and discard, which is a real expense.
> 
> A suggestion to reduce clutter:  Before posting to the list, ask yourself,
> 'Would I say this if it cost me 10 pounds?'

Wow! From clueless newbie to seasoned old hand in only 24 hours
(and £20).

Brendan

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