[modeleng] Re: Off Topic posts
- From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:10:42 -0700 (PDT)
Sounds O.K. to me
Al Messer
--- alanjstepney <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Guys, please could I ask that everyone curtails
> off-topic posts.
> There are two reasons for this request.
>
> Firstly, at Bristol ME Exhibition on Saturday I met
> two people who used to be members of the "old" list,
> and who left due to "the amount of off-topic
> banter". one of them is an experienced award winner
> and I am sure that many of us could learn from him.
>
> Secondly, the people who hosts this list have stated
> their dislike of off-topic posts on lists.
>
> They say,
> >In general: don't use any lude(sic) /questionable
> language, keep your post on-topic, don't flame
> anyone,
>
> and,
>
> >We do have limited bandwidth, and we can't afford
> to fill it up with things like "Lucy's Tips on
> Fingernail Polishing at the BusStop."
>
> Also, in their initial message to me when I set the
> list up, they state that,
>
> >(lists must have a technical basis), and,
>
> > we monitor lists and if we find that they are
> filled with junk like cake recipes we will cancel
> them
>
> Hence, if they do happen to monitor this list at a
> time when there is a lot of banter, we could find
> that we no longer have a list at all.!
>
> I don't believe that the occasional off-topic post
> matters, and indeed, I would not wish to limit them
> to that extent, but I would ask that everyone keeps
> them in moderation.
>
> For clarification, I am not referring to any present
> topic. Anything that is related to model engineering
> or steam is generally OK.
>
> Thanks guys.
>
> alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> www.alanstepney.info
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