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Re: [PLUG] Solution to unpleasant posting
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Art Alexion wrote:
> 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.
This discussion just prompted a thought: What about another PLUG list for OT
discussions? That way, the existing list would be the "Signal" list and the new
list would be the "Noise" list. PLUG-TALK? PLUG-NOISE?
BTW I'd consider job postings as "Signal"
Eric
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# Eric Lucas
#
# "Oh, I have slipped the surly bond of earth
# And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...
# -- John Gillespie Magee Jr
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