Re: Off topic kills value of the list and group

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Author: Joshua Zeidner
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Off topic kills value of the list and group
I agree its much less of a problem than some are indicating... jmz

On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 3:31 PM, mike havens <> wrote:

> this has been suggested and I believe implemented but no-one is there. tHIS
> IS THE ONLY LIST WITH ANy traffic. Off-topic things don't happen that often.
> Once a month I think (or less).
>
> On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 5:23 PM, Josh Andler <> wrote:
>
>> Alan Dayley wrote:
>> > I know several high quality people that either use Linux or want to
>> > learn more about using Linux. They were on the cusp but all had a
>> > similar complaint: They thought this email list had too much off topic
>> > and "silly," to use one person's term, stuff in it.
>> >
>> > After the recent "screwed" threads, how in the world do I get them to
>> > participate?
>> >
>> > Please, as a group, let's not do do that again. Ever.
>> >
>>
>> I can definitely agree with this as this was my reaction when I first
>> joined the list. Perhaps if there is a desire for rather OT stuff to be
>> discussed within our community, it would be good to set up a separate
>> PLUG-OT list that people can choose to subscribe to.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Josh
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