Proposal: new "plug-offtopic" email list

[Alan Dayley]

Craig White wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-02-07 at 09:59 -0700, Alan Dayley wrote:
>> I propose that we create another email list.  It would be called
>> "plug-offtopic" and would be the place for everything not Linux/FS/OSS
>> related.  Things in the news, politics not directly related to our
>> focus, car problems, whatever could be in that list.  That will maintain
>> plug-discuss for Linux/FS/OSS discussions and those of us that want to
>> talk tin-foil hats and political blow-hards can track the new list.
>>
>> I am but one vote making a motion.  Any seconds?
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> no one will subscribe

That is a danger but I disagree for the following reason.

Right now off topic discussions have one resolution: the participants
"shut up" or go private.  I don't know how many times going private is
successful but telling people to be quiet when they feel they have
something worth saying is an off-putting thing.  I for one hold back on
suggesting these conversations shut down because they have no other
place to go.

With the creation of an off topic list, the conversations have a place
to go.  I and maybe others would be more willing to quickly direct off
topic discussions away from this list knowing they are welcome elsewhere
in the community.  Those redirected are not asked to "shut up," just to
change venue.

In other words we will have stronger topic enforcement here while
welcoming wider topics in the new list.

It will work, I think.

Alan

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