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"Leigh Johnston" wrote in message
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>On 13/12/2011 15:06, Fred Zwarts (KVI) wrote:
>> "Leigh Johnston" wrote in message
>> news: ...
>>>
>>> On 13/12/2011 13:17, Fred Zwarts (KVI) wrote:
>>>> "Leigh Johnston" wrote in message
>>>> news: ...
>>>>>
>>>>> On 13/12/2011 08:29, Fred Zwarts (KVI) wrote:
>>>>>> Please, discussions about subjects being off-topic or not should be
>>>>>> reserved for private mail of for alt.off-topic. They are off-topic
>>>>>> here.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nonsense; posting that the post is off-topic here encourages people
>>>>> not to continue the thread with more off-topic posts here.
>>>>>
>>>>> /Leigh
>>>>
>>>> Changing someone's behavior is not described in the C++ language
>>>> definition and therefore it is off-topic here.
>>>> You can use private mail for this purpose.
>>>> If you invent your own excuse to be off-topic, please, accept other's
>>>> excuses to be off-topic as well.
>>>
>>> More bullshit. Meta-discussions relating to newsgroup policy are not
>>> off-topic.
>>
>> And where did you read that?
>
>And where did you read yours?

"Leigh Johnston" wrote in message
news: ...
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>On 13/12/2011 15:06, Fred Zwarts (KVI) wrote:
>> "Leigh Johnston" wrote in message
>> news: ...
>>>
>>> On 13/12/2011 13:17, Fred Zwarts (KVI) wrote:
>>>> "Leigh Johnston" wrote in message
>>>> news: ...
>>>>>
>>>>> On 13/12/2011 08:29, Fred Zwarts (KVI) wrote:
>>>>>> Please, discussions about subjects being off-topic or not should be
>>>>>> reserved for private mail of for alt.off-topic. They are off-topic
>>>>>> here.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nonsense; posting that the post is off-topic here encourages people
>>>>> not to continue the thread with more off-topic posts here.
>>>>>
>>>>> /Leigh
>>>>
>>>> Changing someone's behavior is not described in the C++ language
>>>> definition and therefore it is off-topic here.
>>>> You can use private mail for this purpose.
>>>> If you invent your own excuse to be off-topic, please, accept other's
>>>> excuses to be off-topic as well.
>>>
>>> More bullshit. Meta-discussions relating to newsgroup policy are not
>>> off-topic.
>>
>> And where did you read that?
>
>And where did you read yours?

The Welcome message that is posted each week states:

"First of all, please keep in mind that comp.lang.c++ is a group for
discussion
of general issues of the C++ programming language, as defined by the
ANSI/ISO
language standard. "

It does not include meta discussions.
If you allow yourself to add other topics, why forbid other people to add
their topics?

[Please do not mail me a copy of your followup]

Leigh Johnston <> spake the secret code
<> thusly:

>Still off-topic.

Still whiny and not helpful.
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"Leigh Johnston" wrote in message
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>On 13/12/2011 16:14, Fred Zwarts (KVI) wrote:
>> "Leigh Johnston" wrote in message
>> news: ...
>>>
>>> On 13/12/2011 15:06, Fred Zwarts (KVI) wrote:
>>>> "Leigh Johnston" wrote in message
>>>> news: ...
>>>>>
>>>>> On 13/12/2011 13:17, Fred Zwarts (KVI) wrote:
>>>>>> "Leigh Johnston" wrote in message
>>>>>> news: ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 13/12/2011 08:29, Fred Zwarts (KVI) wrote:
>>>>>>>> Please, discussions about subjects being off-topic or not should be
>>>>>>>> reserved for private mail of for alt.off-topic. They are off-topic
>>>>>>>> here.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nonsense; posting that the post is off-topic here encourages people
>>>>>>> not to continue the thread with more off-topic posts here.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> /Leigh
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Changing someone's behavior is not described in the C++ language
>>>>>> definition and therefore it is off-topic here.
>>>>>> You can use private mail for this purpose.
>>>>>> If you invent your own excuse to be off-topic, please, accept other's
>>>>>> excuses to be off-topic as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> More bullshit. Meta-discussions relating to newsgroup policy are not
>>>>> off-topic.
>>>>
>>>> And where did you read that?
>>>
>>> And where did you read yours?
>>
>> "Leigh Johnston" wrote in message
>> news: ...
>>>
>>> On 13/12/2011 15:06, Fred Zwarts (KVI) wrote:
>>>> "Leigh Johnston" wrote in message
>>>> news: ...
>>>>>
>>>>> On 13/12/2011 13:17, Fred Zwarts (KVI) wrote:
>>>>>> "Leigh Johnston" wrote in message
>>>>>> news: ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 13/12/2011 08:29, Fred Zwarts (KVI) wrote:
>>>>>>>> Please, discussions about subjects being off-topic or not should be
>>>>>>>> reserved for private mail of for alt.off-topic. They are off-topic
>>>>>>>> here.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nonsense; posting that the post is off-topic here encourages people
>>>>>>> not to continue the thread with more off-topic posts here.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> /Leigh
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Changing someone's behavior is not described in the C++ language
>>>>>> definition and therefore it is off-topic here.
>>>>>> You can use private mail for this purpose.
>>>>>> If you invent your own excuse to be off-topic, please, accept other's
>>>>>> excuses to be off-topic as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> More bullshit. Meta-discussions relating to newsgroup policy are not
>>>>> off-topic.
>>>>
>>>> And where did you read that?
>>>
>>> And where did you read yours?
>>
>> The Welcome message that is posted each week states:
>>
>> "First of all, please keep in mind that comp.lang.c++ is a group for
>> discussion
>> of general issues of the C++ programming language, as defined by the
>> ANSI/ISO
>> language standard. "
>>
>> It does not include meta discussions.
>> If you allow yourself to add other topics, why forbid other people to
>> add their topics?
>
>Posting that a post is off-topic is not off-topic in exactly the same way
>that the "Welcome message" you mention is itself not off-topic.
>
>/Leigh

Please, try to understand FAQ 5.12:
"An extended flame war against an off-topic posting is just as off-topic as
the original off-topic posting."