On Mon, 3 Feb 2003, Computermuseum wrote:
> I'm with you...
> I think that these people forget that every member of CCtalk get's these
> off-topic things.
> The solution for them who wants to go on with this off-topic non-sence is to
> mail each other or to use ICQ.
>
> Why bother other people ?
I hate to burst the bubble of the relative newbies, but this war over
on/off-topic messages has been going on as long as the list has been in
effect.
We had one (supposed) final argument over this several months ago whereby
the solution was to create two lists: cctalk and cctech.
On cctalk, anything can be discussed. There is no such thing as
"off-topic".
cctech, on the other hand, is moderated. You only get posts that are
on-topic.
As much as I hated the idea, I stuck with cctalk because I would rather
control what I filter. And although I try (and sometimes fail) to keep my
postings on topic, I almost always try to precede the message header with
"OT" as a warning. I think for the most part it has worked, if anything
to give the folks who just don't want off-topic banter to intrude on their
classic computing an alternative. I think folks can use a little more
self-control at times, but at any rate there is always cctech.
If you do not want to participate in off-topic postings, might I suggest
you unsubscribe from cctalk and re-subscribe to cctech?
This is all been explained in the FAQ, and should have been explained to
you when you signed up as well.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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