Proposal: new "plug-offtopic" email list

[Alan Dayley]

Craig White wrote:
> enforcement is an ugly thing which creates ill feelings and I think you
> are assuming the good without actually recognizing the bad that will
> come from it.
> 
> The issue of OT is more from the lack of traffic of other things and
> that's not really an issue...this isn't a high volume list.
> 
> Lastly, the issue of OT is relative - I get accused of being excessively
> OT because some people don't like my conclusions. I haven't participated
> in most of the OT topics as of late but that doesn't stop people's
> impressions.
> 
> I think the fact that this is not a moderated list and there aren't
> people who try to shut people down is a positive for the list. Once you
> try to start shutting off topics/people, you will effectively ruin the
> list...you just don't want to see it.

Enforcement is too strong of a word, I guess.

This list is not moderated.  I am NOT proposing that it be moderated.
It is one of the best behaved and best community moderated lists I have
ever subscribed.  I would expect that the members will police themselves
for off-topic-ness and the community will remind or teach about it, just
as we do now.

We have no procedures or policies or desire to create such that have to
do with banning someone or the like.  I am also NOT proposing any such
thing.  I'd just expect that requests to move to the off topic list will
rise more naturally from the group when someone feels the need to educate.

Alan


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