<OT> Re: The use of <OT>

[Leon Goldstein]

Tony Alfrey wrote:

>I am opposed to the need for a specific off-topic list.  With virtually 
>no exception, this list handles itself well and I personally like the 
><OT> banter interspersed with the usual linux stuff.  Lonnie has 
>insisted that I use the <OT> prefix for non-linux-specific stuff because 
>it allows him and others to filter out <OT> from his mail stream.  This 
>sounds perfectly reasonable and workable.  But now I see that he is 
>being insistent on all <OT> content going to the general list.  This 
>destroys the character of the list and I think it should be rejected 
>unless the list somehow decays into 50% flame war/rant/abuse like the 
>SuSE list.
>
>Thank you
>
>  
>
Yes, the SxS list distinguishes itself by its combination of eclecticism 
and self-discipline.
If anyone has a right to complain, it is I (or anyone else still on 
dial-up.)

If  a discussion does not interest me, I have the "delete" key.

If this really is a problem, then how about the extreme solution: poll 
the list for the majority opinion?



-- 
Leon A. Goldstein

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