5/17    Sigh.  What's the point of motdedit when people forget to log out of
        their editors, thereby locking the whole thing up?
        \_ Sorry.  That was me.  My home DSL is being a bitch and I couldn't
           get back in to unlock it until I got to work. --scotsman
           \_ Thank you for copping to.  Now, can we have your pwd so's we
              can boot you out when we need to? :)
              \_ pbbbbt.  --scotsman
                 \_ That string didn't work, Ben.  Shame on you.
                    \_ Ilya, when did you stop signing your posts?
            \_ what is more important, motd or your job? really...
               \_ The motd *is* my job.  The CIA pays me to read the motd
                  all day to get all the latest intelligence and analysis.
               \_ duh.  motd.
        \_ That's why I recommend not using motdedit. -emarkp
           \_ me is the best approach I've seen so far, even given it's
              problems. What is your suggested alternative? -- ulysses
           \_ You just keep your poly-editing preferences to yourself, Utah.
              \_ people still smash the motd so what good is it?
              \_ "Not being a jerk" seems sufficient.  -emarkp
                \_ android et al started working on me precisely because "not
                   being a jerk" wasn't (and isn't) sufficient. -- ulysses
                   \_ No, "not being a jerk" *is* sufficient.  Problem is,
                      people are being jerks.  Unfortunately, no automated
                      solution will prevent people from being jerks. -emarkp
                      \_ No, the problem is, different people defing "being
                         a jerk" differently. And you refuse to consider
                         that anyone's definition but yours is valid.
                         \_ Welcome to Christianity.  Enjoy your stay!
        \_ Let's propose overly-elaborate ways to solve the problem!
           \_ Kill Ben!
              \_ Ben, the two of us need look no more
                 We both found what we were looking for
                 With a friend to call my own
                 I'll never be alone
                 And you my friend will see
                 You've got a friend in me
        \_ You know there's a reason for the -n switch for motdedit
           \_ Is all this shit documented somewhere?
              \_ *gasp*
                 > /csua/bin/motdedit -h
                 <snip>