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The "Green Card Spam" basically ended USENET by violating the spirit and agreement those participating in that system more or less adhered to. They had no resp
by astrodust 10y ago
The "Green Card Spam" basically ended USENET by violating the spirit and agreement those participating in that system more or less adhered to.
They had no respect for the norms, for basic politeness, and instead wanted nothing more than to make money, no matter how many "snowflakes" were upset.
Not unlike a certain businessman running for President...
- jquery 10y agoIs there some sort of law that all conversations in 2017 must somehow involve a shoehorned reference to our current president?
- astrodust 10y agoIt's because sometimes you don't have the power to stop someone who has no regard for the rules. Design systems that can self-correct better. Give the rules more bite.