ending unwanted threads

[Bryan O'Neal]

Please use the OT subject prefix - Please filter on the OT subject
prefix - Please reduce the total number of OT threads.

Personally - I find the discussions interesting and 1 out of every 5
or 10 posts may actually teach me something I did not know on the
subject. As such I get sucked in just as much if not worst then most
so, as a flame fanner, I feel I should agree that this is not the best
forum.

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 7:37 PM, Alex Dean <alex at crackpot.org> wrote:
> I don't take any position on the flood of various ideas which have been
> flowing through this list lately.  If anything, I've been just hoping it
> would subside and I can go back to expecting that this list will be mainly
> about free software again.  Occasional political posting?  No problem.
>  Vehement political arguments?  Pointless.  Nobody ever convinced anyone of
> anything by arguing via email.  I end up feeling a bit powerless in the face
> of a wave of trollery which doesn't seem likely to subside any time soon.
>
> So here's what I propose : If you are tired of these off topic postings, and
> want them to cease, please just reply to the "ditching Apple due to
> boycotts" thread with an empty message body.  Leave the subject, but empty
> the body.  This should be a clear, but polite, way to note to the thread
> participants you'd rather they take the discussion elsewhere.
>
> Lest I be called indifferent, ignorant, or whatever, I will say I care about
> the issues being discussed.  Absolutely.  I have my opinions about the
> topics at hand, but I don't believe an email list is a productive place to
> make those opinions known.  All the current climate on this list does is
> discourage me.
>
> Perhaps no one else cares for my suggestion, but I feel like something needs
> to be said lest we lose this list entirely to the trolls.  So, if you're
> tired of this, reply to the "ditching Apple due to boycotts" thread with an
> empty message.  Make your (very quiet) voice known! :)
>
> alex
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