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Date:      Tue, 17 Jan 2006 22:53:44 -0700
From:      "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net>
To:        Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Foreign language posts (was: Pooomooocyyyy ;()
Message-ID:  <1A10B8B1-A845-4C86-91E7-836E795FEE6A@shire.net>
In-Reply-To: <20060118010427.GD76105@wantadilla.lemis.com>
References:  <1965019375.20060111213647@interia.pl> <20060117180138.T52750@chylonia.3miasto.net> <54db43990601171038r33d706f0p6e19612110105e75@mail.gmail.com> <20060118010427.GD76105@wantadilla.lemis.com>

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> On Tuesday, 17 January 2006 at 13:38:39 -0500, Bob Johnson wrote:
>> On 1/17/06, Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net> wrote:
>>> TO JEST ANGIELSKA LISTA MAILOWA. POSZUKAJ POLSKIEJ
>>>
>>> This is english mailing list, not Polish.
>>>
>>
>> Historically, this has not been an English-only list.  Questions in
>> any language have been welcome on this list for the nine years that I
>> have subscribed.  Why people suddenly believe this has become an
>> English-only list is a mystery to me.  Perhaps one of you xenophobes
>> can explain it to me?

I think you need to look up the word "xenophobe"

<http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=xenophobe>;

There is nothing in having an english-language-only list that fits  
the definition.

>
>
>> Why does it bother you so much to see someone post in a language you
>> cannot read?  Why can't you just ignore it, just as you ignore other
>> questions that you aren't able to answer?
>
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