Foreign language posts (was: Pooomooocyyyy ;()

[Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC]

> On Tuesday, 17 January 2006 at 13:38:39 -0500, Bob Johnson wrote:
>> On 1/17/06, Wojciech Puchar <wojtek at 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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