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DID I ASK TO BE ON YOUR PING LIST?
vanity
| December 20, 2002
| southernnorthcarolina
Posted on 12/20/2002 3:57:53 PM PST by southernnorthcarolina
Apologies for the vanity post. But I want to rant a bit.
In the past few months, ping lists have proliferated to the point of annoyance. And it is especially irksome to find oneself on a list without having requested inclusion.
There's a word for this: 
.
Ponder this question, Chester: Did I ask to be on your #%&@ing ping list? No? Well, then. Draw the logical conclusion. If I wish to be on your ping list, rest assured you'll be the first to know. But while you wait with bated breath for my entreaty to be a party to your wisdom, I'll thank you not to make the assumption that I consider your blog indispensable.
Personally, I'd like to see pinging stopped entirely, via the placing of a limit on the number of people a post may be directed to -- preferably one, but no more than five, in my opinion. But failing that, it should at least be the case that unsolicited spam has no place on Free Republic.
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To: Rockitz
I wanted to be on the Elizabeth Smart ping list. Now I am on everyones. Please take me off of all of them? Thank you!!!!!
To: southernnorthcarolina
To: southernnorthcarolina
I've asked to be on some ping lists and I've asked to be removed from some others.
A friendly request to be removed usually works.
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posted on
12/20/2002 4:12:33 PM PST
by
Jean S
To: southernnorthcarolina; dighton; aculeus; BlueLancer; Poohbah; hellinahandcart
Okay. I've taken the liberty of putting you on my "I don't want to be on your ping list" ping list...
To: southernnorthcarolina
Yep. I agree. I like that old 'if you don't wish to be on this list let me know'. Ah, excuse me, I DID NOT ASK TO BE ON YOUR LIST. WHERE THE HELL DO YOU GET OFF ASSUMING OTHERWISE UNLESS I SAY SO?!?. Ah, I feel a lot better now.
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posted on
12/20/2002 4:12:56 PM PST
by
paul51
To: southernnorthcarolina
Well said. Glad to know I am not alone in this thought. I will put you on my Anti-Ping List Ping List.
26
posted on
12/20/2002 4:13:15 PM PST
by
carpio
To: SamAdams76
Sam, that is great! Thanks for the smiles!
27
posted on
12/20/2002 4:13:29 PM PST
by
alisasny
To: AntiJen
fyi
To: alisasny
I did not know this site catered to parties...I thought it was an awareness forum. That is, aware of Constitutional issues.
SR
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posted on
12/20/2002 4:14:27 PM PST
by
sit-rep
To: general_re
Pong!
30
posted on
12/20/2002 4:14:35 PM PST
by
Poohbah
To: southernnorthcarolina
Did you ping me?
To: southernnorthcarolina
Personally, I'd like to see pinging stopped entirely
Now this statement, on the other hand, is ludicris. In my opinion, the ability to flag other users attention to a post is what really makes FR's software stand out from other message board packages. I've thought to myself many times when posting on USENET groups that I frequent how nice it would be to have a "ping" feature there.
32
posted on
12/20/2002 4:15:05 PM PST
by
jmc813
To: southernnorthcarolina
Settle down, South, atleast you're noticed! :)
To: Poohbah
To: sit-rep; 1Old Pro; 2Trievers; BobFromNJ; abner; alisasny; Angelwood; areafiftyone; Askel5; ...
NYC NJ CT Freepers and guests coming to party: see post 19 and 29!
I will let you all flame away : )Thanks Lisa
35
posted on
12/20/2002 4:17:06 PM PST
by
alisasny
To: southernnorthcarolina
I'm with you. I never put anyone on a "ping" list (I think they are annoying, at best) but I seem to get put on lots of them.
If I'm interested in the topic, I can navigate well enough to find the relevant posts without help.
To: SamAdams76
LOL! Thanks for tickling the funny bones on this oh-so-serious-subject thread.
To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet; Howlin; Amelia; terilyn; Southflanknorthpawsis; justshe
Ping!
To: alisasny
boring...
39
posted on
12/20/2002 4:20:05 PM PST
by
sit-rep
To: SamAdams76; Arthur McGowan
LOL!!! Personally, I thought Art put it a whole lot better...
...with considerably more harrumphing zeal and flair.
Where are the snows of yesteryear...;^)
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