Offtopic noise: Re: BBC iPlayer viewers now need a...

[C E Macfarlane]

Please see below ...

www.macfh.co.uk/CEMH.html

>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: get_iplayer [mailto:get_iplayer-bounces at lists.infradead.org]On
>     Behalf Of Veni Vidi Video
>     Sent: 18 May 2016 19:20
>     To: get_iplayer at lists.infradead.org
>     Subject: Re: Offtopic noise: Re: BBC iPlayer viewers now need a...
>
>     Okay, everyone is thinking it, so I'll say it.  If C E
>     Macfarlane were banned from the list the vast majority of the
>     truly offensive OT noise would be eliminated.

Well, for the most part I think I am responding to people flaming me, as you
have just done!  This suggests to me that the cure is not as simple as you
make out.

>	It's easy to
>     filter him out

Yes, and that would certainly be preferable to continuing the flame war.

>	but unfortunately various people rise to the
>     bait

Again, as you have done.

>	and respond to his nastiness

Mmmm!  Pots and kettles!

>	and those people may in
>     other threads provide useful observations.

As indeed I have done in the past, and may do so in future.

>     At a minimum, I suggest to everyone that you just not respond
>     to Macfarlane.  Yes, he'll flame you.  I know beyond a doubt
>     he'll flame me for this.

Well, you may consider the above a flame, but, given the provocation, it
seems a fairly reasonable response to me!