| Art Alexion on 13 Dec 2007 15:25:32 -0000 |
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On Wednesday 12 December 2007 14:41:24 Chad Waters wrote: > I've been subscribed to this list for well over 4 years and most of > the time I've found it extremely valuable. I've been ignoring this > list recently due to the increase of noise. Over the past few months > we've seen threads about: > > ... the appropriateness of mount command innuendo. > ... automatic vs manual transmissions. > ... political affiliations. > ... top posting vs bottom posting. > ... flaming of obviously legitimate job postings Chad's list ignores the elephant in the livingroom — off-topic threads about off-topic posts. I have no intention of counting and measuring, but my hunch is that the biggest bandwidth wasters of late are threads like these where people bitch and counter-bitch about off-topic posts. The angst over "post-appropriateness" seems to take (waste?) far more time than the off-topic threads themselves. I vote for Steve Gran's suggestion that serial offenders be addressed off-list. Attachment:
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