From: 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. >> 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. > > With the creation of an off topic list, the conversations have a place > to go. In other words we will have stronger topic enforcement here > while welcoming wider topics in the new list. > > It will work, I think. FWIW, on many, many, web forums devoted to topic $FOO, there is generally a "Things that are not $FOO and are offtopic" area. This area tends to get quite a bit of traffic. While mailing lists are not web forums, at least a comparison between the 2 would be comparing mammals to other mammals. I think. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss