[modeleng] Re: Off Topic posts
- From: Pcx <pierre.courbouleix@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:21:41 +0200 (CEST)
OK to me. Do not abuse of the good things or they end up without notice !
Pierre
> Message du 24/08/04 20:10
> De : "Allen Messer"
> A : modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Objet : [modeleng] Re: Off Topic posts
> Sounds O.K. to me
>
> Al Messer
>
> --- alanjstepney
> 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
> > Model Engineering, Steam Engine, and Railway
> > technical pages.
> >
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