In article <slr### [at] tealhhjpat> , 
hjp### [at] SiKituwsracat (Peter J. Holzer) wrote:

> On Wed, 3 Jan 2001 13:33:40 -0500, Bill Dewitt wrote:
>>
>>"Ken" <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote in message
>>news:3A536787.7674A96B@pacbell.net...
>>>
>>> How may I help you with POV-Ray today ?
>>
>>    Well, Ken, since you seem to be implying that p.g. is not the proper
>>place for this -on-topic- discussion...
>
> This is not an on-topic discussion. This group is about
>
>     povray.general              -- General discussions about POV-Ray
>
> It may be unfortunate that there is no group for discussing policies of
> this news server, but since the server is private property, the owner
> doesn't have to discuss his policies.
>
>>    I should learn my place and just shut up when you order me to,
>
> Yes, you should. If I were a guest at your house and you ordered me to
> shut up or leave for any reason (because I was insulting your other
> guests, was discussing inappropriate (in your opinion) subjects or
> simply saying something you didn't like) I certainly would comply.
>
> I may not agree with the decision to shut down pot, but this is not my
> server, so I won't debate the right of the owner to run his server as he
> pleases (I certainly wouldn't want anyone else to tell me how to run my
> server). If you want a server with different policies, run your own.

Very well said.

     Thorsten

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