Lawmaker Gives Good Grades on Y2K [Former Title: Why are the SYSOPS deleting VALID POSTS?]greenspun.com : LUSENET : TimeBomb 2000 (Y2000) : One Thread |
You knowho posted a link to an article about the US Government giving themselves a B+ in their Y2K remediation. It was deleted twice.WHY?
-- C. Hill (pinionsmachine@hotmail.com), November 22, 1999
Deleting the posters.At least for the one's who crossed the line and participated in the spam attacks and "denial of service" trolling this weekend.
Y2K Pro
You Knowwho, debunk@doomeridiots.com (DoomersSuck)
Andy Ray
Truth
(And a couple more De Bunker supporters who are playing their game)
See also... (You Knowwho, debunk@doomeridiots.com--Ok, my last post unless it is deleted. )
They are game playing right now, and have been for the past couple hours.
*Sigh*
Shift Happens.
Zero Troll Tolerance.
May take awhile. They are a tad dense. No surprise there.
Patience Glasshoppa's.
Diane
-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), November 22, 1999.
It was posted already C.H.see the following link
http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/admin-q-and-a.tcl?topic=TimeBomb%20200 0%20%28Y2000%29
NOVEMBER 22, 11:35 EST
Lawmaker Gives Good Grades on Y2K By JIM ABRAMS Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) Rep. Stephen Horn, who gave failing grades to many federal agencies when he began tracking their Y2K preparations in 1996, says in a final report today that the government for the most part has succeeded in fixing its computers.
But Horn, R-Calif., also singled out the Justice Department for not completing work on three mission-critical systems and said that of 43 federal programs deemed crucial to Americans, 18 still have work to do.
Those programs include child nutrition, food stamps, Medicare and Medicaid, public housing and unemployment insurance.
Air traffic control systems still need to complete some system-to-system testing and there are concerns about how the aviation operations of other countries will be affected by the computer bug.
But Horn and other lawmakers emphasized that domestic flights will be safe. ``Nothing will fly that is not totally safe,'' said Rep. Constance Morella, R-Md.
``We have come a long way since we began examining this enormous technological challenge four years ago,'' Horn said at a news conference.
He gave ``A'' grades to 12 of the 24 largest federal departments and agencies, all of which reported that their computer systems are 100 percent Y2K compliant.
But he said four departments Defense, Health and Human Services, Justice and Treasury still have a few mission-critical systems to fix, and he gave a ``D'' mark to Justice. ``The department does have a contingency plan,'' he said. ``But the plan is worthless because it has not been tested.''
There are now 39 days before the new year, when computers that read only the last two digits of a year could mistake 2000, or ``00,'' for 1900, causing malfunctions and breakdowns.
Horn also noted that the federal government is only one link in the chain that delivers public services, and some programs are not ready because state, local and private-sector partners are ill-prepared to implement the federal program.
He mentioned a recent audit by the Housing and Urban Development Department's inspector general that found that local public housing authorities in eight of nine cities checked were seriously behind in their year 2000 repair work
Mike
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-- Michael Taylor (mtdesign3@aol.com), November 22, 1999.
Because the polly trolls are just using "legitimate" articles which contain information already posted on this forum in order to taunt the SYSOPs into a discussion about free speech and censorship.They are young, adolescent males, who have no life.
That is why they do what they do.
I will search for an appropriate link to the same information shortly.
-- nothere nothere (notherethere@hotmail.com), November 22, 1999.
Also see this thread about the House Y2K Committee's new report:http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=001pZ6
-- Linkmeister (link@librarian.edu), November 22, 1999.
Diane,Have you considered getting some Y2K rattles for the crying spam and troll babies? LOL!
-- John (jh@NotReal.ca), November 22, 1999.
Thanks Michael,I'll try to find the one from the wash post as well.
-- nothere nothere (notherethere@hotmail.com), November 22, 1999.
From cnet:http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1009-200-1461281.html?tag=st.ne.1002.bg if.1009-200-1461281
-- nothere nothere (notherethere@hotmail.com), November 22, 1999.
And as promised:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/A33566-1999Nov22.html
-- nothere nothere (notherethere@hotmail.com), November 22, 1999.
Well, reguardless of your personal opinions of their agenda, they should still be allowed to post simple LINKS to valid articles IMO.Personally, I find it laughable that the gonverment GAVE ITSELF a B+ grade in Y2K remediation, but that doesn't mean the article is any less valid.
Its not my board though, i was just curious why they are being deleted...now I know.
thanks.
-- C. Hill (pinionsmachine@hotmail.com), November 22, 1999.
As I stated before, links to simple posts are not the point of their posts.They are just mindless idiots who are calling people up to ask if their refrigerators are running.
This is definitely the place for links, but the idiots that Diane listed have earned their own deletion.
-- nothere nothere (notherethere@hotmail.com), November 22, 1999.
The pollies are just out to distract. I'm glad to see that they're finally being deleted on sight. It's what they deserve.
-- (brett@miklos.org), November 22, 1999.
Already in (at least) one thread, my reply there stands as it did: This is NOT good news people: re-read what has NOT been done.I applaud the successes of those in the fed programs who have finished - or at least claim to have finished. We wish them well, and hope there are few incidential failures later.
BUT - there are too many failures in every paragraph in this report - except the headline ( for example, 8 of 9 housing project in the cities not yet done!) to be even partially optimistic.
So, despite what the headline choses to let you believe, there is no room for optimism. Perhaps, if the fed's really finished what they claim they finished, there is room for less pessimisim.
But then again, what was the last thing this fed government did that was actually truthful?
-- Robert A. Cook, PE (Marietta, GA) (cook.r@csaatl.com), November 22, 1999.
If someone spent the last month throwing rocks through your window five times a day, and shitting in your food each time your back was turned...And *then* decided to play cutsie-poo by standing outside your house and barking out the time every hour on the hour through a bullhorn, would YOU be kindly disposed to consider their claim of "Hey, I'm just performing a public service by providing the truth, without any coloration or spin"?
Comes a time to flush the toilet, plunger at the ready in case it tries to backwash on the floor.
-- Ron Schwarz (rs@clubvb.com.delete.this), November 22, 1999.
"pollies", "trolls", "doomers".I love all these labels. Its so....1st grade.
-- C. Hill (pinionsmachine@hotmail.com), November 22, 1999.
No offense, C. Hill, but perhaps you have not been lurking over the last week or so. Some of the posts have moved beyond merely profane and juvenile to downright ugly. This is not just a civilized difference of opinion, ok?I am one of many who say let the sysops invoke the golden rule theory. Their job is thankless and tough enough. If the last week is an prelude to the next 39 days, it is only going to get uglier.
They have the gold...
-- Nancy (wellsnl@hotmail.com), November 22, 1999.