FreeLists / arachne / [arachne] Re: Working (OT storms brewing)

["Glenn McCorkle" <glennmcc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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On Sat, 04 Jun 2005 07:06:22 -0500, "Sam Ewalt" <ewalt@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Fri, 3 Jun 2005 22:35:19 +0100, John Sparks wrote:

>> Working (good news: sheltered from OT storms; bad news: in a bit of a
>> coma)

> The OT issue must be faced sooner or later--so I will  bring it up now. 

> Mel has informed us that he is taking down the coolist list which
> has tolerated and strongly championed off topic posting. This list
> here was originally set up with the rubric of no off-topic posting
> allowed. This is going to be a problem as everyone migrates here.

> The original Arachne list also tolerated off-topic posting. I think
> that wide ranging discussion is important to the life of the list; so
> I propose that we return to the original Arachne anarchy of letting
> a thousand topics proliferate here in utmost freedom. 

> So is it yea or nay to off topic posting? What say you?

IMO,
If it is "on-topic" posts you are loking for.... this is place to come.

If however, you are looking for: (to paraphrase your statement)
"the original Arachne anarchy of letting a thousand topics
 proliferate in utmost freedom" 

Then _this_ is the place to go:
http://www.cisnet.com/glennmcc/aqc/

That is after-all the sole reason for its existance. :))


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