Off topic kills value of the list and group

[Nathan]

On Thursday 06 November 2008 21:36:15 der.hans wrote:
> Am 06. Nov, 2008 schwätzte Dan Lund so:
> 
> > You know, I've put up with this battle too much and people trying to
> > make a Topic-based list into a general discussion "democracy".  I
> 
> It is not a topic-based list. It's a general discussion list. The
> applications, development and web lists are topic-based.
> 
> There is an option to add topics to this list. I doubt that would be
> useful or I'd've suggested it long ago.
> 
> > digress, you guys have a great one.
> > I'm unsubscribing.
> 
> That is your choice. Your sig quote indicates you shouldn't :).
> 
> > "There is only one good, namely knowledge, and only one evil, namely
> > ignorance."
> > --Socrates
> 
> By leaving you will be missing out on knowledge.
> 
> ciao,
> 
> der.hans


I have to add something here. This is a discussion list. A discussion list FOR linux users. But not specifically about LINUX. Linux User Group by definition means a GROUP of LINUX USERS who are all participating in a DISCUSS list. It is not topic based, but a general discussion list.
As people on this list have become friends they act like friends and discuss everything from time to time.

If you do not approve of alternative topics to linux maybe you need to find a discussion list for people who do not want to be friends, but be completely un-social and _only_ discuss GNU/Linux.

I've been here over ten years and I'm happy to consider some people on this list my friends.
As such I come to appreciate their opinions whether I agree or not. 

nathan