# Ruby is the stuff Gems are made of **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [April 28, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-is-the-stuff-gems-are-made-of/59098 "2006-04-28T16:57:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![guest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@guest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/guest)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-is-the-stuff-gems-are-made-of/59098/1 "2006-04-28T16:57:54Z")
Ruby is productive fun. ---
**Author:** ![guest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@guest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/guest)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 5:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-is-the-stuff-gems-are-made-of/59098/2 "2006-04-28T17:10:04Z")
On 4/28/06, Guest [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Ruby is productive fun. > > – > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). Just in case we needed another reason why the forum / mailing list gateway should go away? – Regards, John W. > **[John Wilger](http://johnwilger.com)** > > The personal website of John Wilger; Dad, Cyclist, Software Developer ---
**Author:** ![guest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@guest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/guest)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 5:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-is-the-stuff-gems-are-made-of/59098/3 "2006-04-28T17:22:18Z")
On 4/28/06, John W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > On 4/28/06, Guest [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Ruby is productive fun. > > > > – > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > Just in case we needed another reason why the forum / mailing list > gateway should go away? +1 I’m about to just auto-kill anything started by someone posting from ruby-forum. – ---
**Author:** ![guest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@guest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/guest)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-is-the-stuff-gems-are-made-of/59098/4 "2006-04-28T20:24:37Z")
Tanner B. wrote: > On 4/28/06, John W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Just in case we needed another reason why the forum / mailing list > > gateway should go away? > > +1 I’m about to just auto-kill anything started by someone posting from > ruby-forum. I’m getting close myself. But I would like to see the NNTP gateway un-die. –Steve ---
**Author:** ![guest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@guest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/guest)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2006, 1:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-is-the-stuff-gems-are-made-of/59098/5 "2006-04-29T01:34:44Z")
Stephen W. wrote: > > > Just in case we needed another reason why the forum / mailing list > > > gateway should go away? > > > +1 I’m about to just auto-kill anything started by someone posting from > > > ruby-forum. > > > I’m getting close myself. But I would like to see the NNTP gateway > > > un-die. In case anyone’s counting votes: -1 I use the forums, never google groups, never the newsgroup, never the mailing list. Perhaps there need to be some other “sanitization” measures put in place in the forum? Pistos ---
**Author:** ![guest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@guest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/guest)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-is-the-stuff-gems-are-made-of/59098/6 "2006-05-03T19:08:30Z")
“John W.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes: > On 4/28/06, Guest [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Ruby is productive fun. > > > > – > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > Just in case we needed another reason why the forum / mailing list > gateway should go away? For telling the truth? }}🙂 (I see your point.) ---
**Author:** ![guest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@guest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/guest)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2006, 1:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-is-the-stuff-gems-are-made-of/59098/7 "2006-04-29T01:54:59Z")
On Apr 28, 2006, at 7:34 PM, Pistos C. wrote: > Perhaps there need to be some other “sanitization” measures put in > place > in the forum? > > Pistos Suggestions: 1. Don’t allow anonymous posts 2. When you register for ruby-forum, display the comp.lang.ruby FAQ, possibly with some additions pointing out that the forum is a gateway to the ML