[Asterisk-Users] Skype - Bandwidth

[Jay Milk]

Yes yes, it's totally hypocritical to post the following, but I think
everyone should read it (yes, I think I'm just THAT important).

Here's a perfect example of a mis-post that was blown out of proportion.
When I first saw Cesar's post, I responded off-list to the effect that
this would be the wrong forum to ask this question.  If others had done
the same -- responded off-list -- or simply ignored that message, that
would have been the end of the thread.  Instead, 16 more messages
clogged the list.

Yes, it's necessary to explain to posters why certain messages won't get
answered.  But I don't think it's necessary to do it in front of 10,000
people.  Yes, it's annoying that some folks don't understand or respect
the "rules" of this list -- but in absence of a moderator, there aren't
really any rules here.  It's also annoying that some don't make the
effort to find an answer before asking, and then get upset that nobody
will explain to them what a telephone is, or what "VoIP" means.  But if
you look back at the last week or two, the majority of the "noise" on
this list comes from those who are responding and then enter a drawn out
argument as to why the initial post bothered 10,000 people.

I believe the list volume would decrease by at least 50% if we all
simply took our disagreements off-list, or ignored messages that don't
belong.  And in the process, the "signal-to-noise ratio" here would
greatly improve.

If you don't agree, please ignore this message or respond off-list.  If
you do agree, great.