Subject: No Forums @ Google Used Here From: No_Forums@Google http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/std/no_google.txt I avoid web forums generaly, as needing continuous fast connectivity; I avoid google forums especialy, reasons from http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-users/2013/11/19/msg013587.html ------ To: netbsd-users@@NetBSD.org Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:10:58 +0100 Subject: Re: For Google+ users: BSD community > https://plus.google.com/communities/100298923022265155991 Good idea, interesting topics on that page, but that domain is bad for reasons starred (***): *** Google is sniffing IP numbers, & stupidly setting various section headings to German here, eg: top right blue `Anmelden' button Alle Beiträge Über diese Community Kommentar hinzufügen... BSDCan hat Folgendes ursprünglich geteilt: My browser has a German IP number, but no Lang. env vars, as confirmed by: http://www.berklix.net/cgi-bin/printenv HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE="en-us,en;q=0.5" REMOTE_HOST="p5dcbcd73.dip0.t-ipconnect.de" TZ="Europe/Berlin" I wont report it to google: *** I dont work free for giant monopolies. Seems to be [or include, or only be] a web forum ?, I gave up trying to find out, clicking beyond that page was *** Agonisingly slow to google, as usual from here) I prefer plain mail lists, not on line web forums. If I wanted a platform neutral mail list *** I'd prefer a non commercial base that didnt harvest, *** that didnt have an open door to NSA.