Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

[Chris Angelico]

On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 10:44 AM,  <rurpy at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Peter, you can ignore Terry's "advice" if Google Groups works for you.
> There are a small number of Google haters here who seem larger due to
> their obnoxious noisiness.
>
> I've been using Google Groups to post here for many years and with a
> little care it is usable without annoying anyone except a few drooling
> fanatics.  All access methods have pros and cons (and I've posted here
> about many of TB numerous cons) so if the usability tradeoff favors
> GG for you (or anyone else) I recommend you not be intimidated by
> the anti-GG goon squad.

As soon as we hear of people automatically blacklisting any posts that
come from Thunderbird, I'll believe you that they're on par. Until
then, no matter how courteous you might be in your use of GG (which
still makes you part of an extremely small minority), you still have a
fundamental downside in that your message simply won't get to
everyone.

As to "without annoying anyone except a few drooling fanatics" - I
wouldn't count myself among those fanatics (do you count me there?),
but the GG issus (mainly with regard to quoted text) DO annoy me, and
very much. Just because I don't flame people or throw tantrums doesn't
mean I don't mind.

ChrisA