[PAA-Discuss] Data size restriction on PAA Discuss
Wendy Schroell
wendy at radio4houston.org
Mon Jan 24 22:51:17 EST 2011
I am on another SYMPA list that disallows attachments and HTML. I
didn't think that PAA was a SYMPA list. Bill, do you have a choice in
how large the messages can be? 100k is crazy small.
I would like to poll the members, but first please tell if you could
change the rule if the list members wanted it changed.
wendy
On Jan 24, 2011, at 3:59 PM, Lee Loe wrote:
> This is not about the abc of the struggle for justice. There are 2
> parts to this: The main point I wanted to make is that Bill is not
> picking on anyone in postponing letting this message go to everyone.
> He is adhering to a rule his organization has regarding the size of
> the email. It is not about you; it is about the rules of the
> organization. I said nothing about whether I agreed with the rules
> or not, just that, not only PAA has such requirement but so does
> CodePink; I was not responding because it was you, Massoud
> questioning this rule., only because you said no other group had a
> size limit. I wanted you to know that probably Bill had no idea who
> sent what, that his program responded, as did CodePink's,
> automatically.
>
> It was not an insult to your art, either. I agree that there needs
> to be a civil discussion about this at PAA, etc. as I myself, have
> not sent very important articles to PAA because they were too long.
> It makes me have to send them to individuals on the list who I think
> would be interested, which takes extra time. On the otherhand, that
> is probably why there is a restriction, because folks don't like to
> be overloaded with long articles. Also, some computers won't take
> pictures because of the # of kb. Lee
>
>
>
> From: discuss-bounces at paa-tx.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at paa-tx.org]
> On Behalf Of Wendy Schroell
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 3:25 PM
> To: discuss paa
> Subject: [PAA-Discuss] Data size restriction on PAA Discuss
>
> I too think that this is an outdated rule. These days just about
> everyone uses HTML email and most of us have broadbrand. We lose a
> lot when we can't see the pictures. I hope that you will reconsider
> this size restriction, Bill.
>
> wendy
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Massoud <massoud1 at windstream.net>
> wrote:
> Lee, please hear me out. Is the local and international political
> messages are more important than some rules that are made by some
> people in a meeting in a nice coffee shop in Houston or not?
>
>
> We are living in a world that a revaluation happens over night and
> an innocent person (Bradley Manning) is tortured in a meticulous
> state-of- art advanced dungeon. Now are you telling me those
> unreasonable rules about the size of data for posting a message are
> more important that real facts?! The PAA list has a 100 KB maximum
> data for each e-mails. QUESTION: (and forget about Massoud for a
> moment if you can) IS THIS ENOUGH DATA SIZE? Lee, be fair. Mohammad
> El-abouazizi burned himself to ashes to make a point, now the ladies
> and gentlemen in CodePink and PAA can’t give a little free data,
> because… ?!! well I give up…. Do whatever you think is right… I’m
> really tired of arguing over the abc of the art of the struggle for
> justice….
>
>
> Massoud
>
>
> From: Lee Loe [mailto:leeloe at igc.org]
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 12:47 PM
> To: 'Massoud'
> Subject: RE: Lee Leo, STOP INSULTING ME.
>
>
> Look again at the email I sent you. Massoud. It is from the code
> pink site and they are saying what I sent was too large. I repeat it
> here. I did not say shut up, Massoud. There are so many other ways
> to display your artwork. I was not patronizing you, Massoud, nor am
> I playing with you nor insulting you. YOU are misunderstanding and
> twisting things. Do read the response below that I got from symp at lists.riseup.net
> . Lee
>
>
> From: SYMPA [mailto:sympa at lists.riseup.net]
>
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 11:19 AM
>
> To: leeloe at igc.org
>
> Subject: Message distribution: User error
>
>
> Impossible to distribute your message for list 'codepinkhouston' for
> the following reason:
>
>
>
> Your message could not be sent because its size was over the maximum
> size allowed on this list.
>
>
> For further information, please contact
>
> codepinkhouston-request at lists.riseup.net
>
>
>
> From: Massoud [mailto:massoud1 at windstream.net]
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 12:26 PM
> To: discuss at paa-tx.org
> Cc: 'Lee Loe'
> Subject: Lee Leo, STOP INSULTING ME.
>
> I disagree with you Lee. And for you information all Artists in the
> world disagree with you. We the artists want to express ourselves
> our own way. Again and again, your are missing the point. Please
> explain why other lists in Houston don't have any problem with my
> posts with an artwork attachment, except the PAA list? You are
> telling me that I should SHUT UP artistically! ..and I should just
> write about my artwork. WOW! What a Democrat you have become!
>
>
> And PLEASE don't patronize me with your kind words about my artwork,
> that is beneath you, Lee. Go find another foreigner "pet" to play
> with. Stop insulting me!
>
>
>
> BILL, PLEASE TAKE MY NAME OFF THE PAA LIST OR POST MY ENTIRE E-MAILS.
>
>
> Massoud
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lee Loe [mailto:leeloe at igc.org]
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 11:53 AM
> To: massoud1 at windstream.net
> Subject: FW: Message distribution: User error
>
>
>
> Most sites have a limit on the size of messages, Massoud. You don't
> need to feel adversarial about it. Knowing what your banner says is
> sufficient, actually as we know the wonderful art work you do. It is
> certainly the correct message. Lee -----Original Message-----
>
> From: SYMPA [mailto:sympa at lists.riseup.net]
>
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 11:19 AM
>
> To: leeloe at igc.org
>
> Subject: Message distribution: User error
>
>
> Impossible to distribute your message for list 'codepinkhouston' for
> the following reason:
>
>
>
> Your message could not be sent because its size was over the maximum
> size allowed on this list.
>
>
> For further information, please contact
>
> codepinkhouston-request at lists.riseup.net
>
>
>
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