| From: | Adam J <fro@***.AB.CA> |
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| Subject: | [Admin] Off Topic |
| Date: | Mon, 5 May 1997 13:45:41 -0600 |
so mainly adults and mostly very mature people, they can govern themselves.
Some of you can, and some of you, well, can't.
Lately, the amount of off topic postings has been increasing, with a
decrease in on-topic postings. As co administrator of the list, I have to
take the blame for this, although it is not entirely my fault. I am guilty
myself of off topic postings, as are most of us, to some extent or another.
Although off topic can be at times interesting, often funny, occasionally
insightful and amusing, it has grown to a point where it is out of control.
When people are saying then are no longer enjoying the list due to off
topic postings, something must be done. And in all truth, somedays I don't
enjoy downloading the list email. I find that rather sad, and it upsets me
that others feel the same way.
Still, I am not going to act like a totalitarian asshole. I could, and
I've been known to act that way in other circles, but I really don't enjoy
it. I would prefer that you could all simply follow these simple guidelines.
1. Don't post anything that starts out off topic.
2. When something goes off topic, don't drag it on. End it within a day,
at the most.
3. Resist the urge to post willy-nilly. Re-read what you have written,
after you write it, and decide if it may be better sent to a single person,
instead of the entire list.
Once again, I don't like doing this, and I am sorry for the people who do
post on topic and dislike the off topic stuff.
-Adam
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