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On Friday 03 October 2008 22:23:16 Bill Campbell wrote: > On Fri, Oct 03, 2008, Ned Slider wrote: > > Vandaman wrote: > >> Off course people are going to ask. In my opinion as long > >> as a topic is marked OT, it is preferable to one not marked > >> but one in which the OP has not even done basic research on his > >> problem. > > > > It may be preferable to YOU, but marking something OT doesn't stop it > > wasting MY bandwidth or clogging up MY inbox does it? > > That's what incoming mail filters are for :-). I must admit that > I do the vast majority of my e-mail using mutt which makes it > extremely easy for me to delete threads unread. This is usually > much more time-consuming with GUI or web mail clients. > If your account is pop3 only you don't have that option > Personally I have no problem with the occassional OT thread, and > think that, within reason, they can make a list more ``friendly'' > and less intimidating to newbies. > as long as OT threads stay short, I agree. Long rambling pointless ones I can do without. > I also prefer more general lists to those that have very tight > charters as I learn quite a bit when I see threads with > interesting subjects that I might not see otherwise. > Agreed about content, but having a code of conduct doesn't affect that. Anne |
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