Wraith313 wrote: > What kind of subjects are actually defined as "on topic" for this group? > My first impression is that Techno talk and anything that has to do with > techno is on topic. Is this inaccurate?
My opinion: 'Anything that has to do with techno' is too broad. IMO, 313 is specifically about Detroit and Detroit-related techno and house, not about software, gear, cars, drugs, etc. That's all stuff that might be relevant to techno, but there are other lists that are much better suited for those topics. If you want to read/know/ask about those things, subscribe to those lists, or find a webpage with the answer to your question (www.google.com will usually find it). As for the techno 'talk', the talk unfortunately tends to outweigh the techno by a mile or two. IMO there's too many people having essentially one-to-one conversations on the list, so keep those friggin' useless oneliners where they belong: in private email puh-lease... (no matter how tempting it is with a permanent net connection and nothing better to do). Either that, or make sure that your post is worth reading for the other 800-odd subscribers to this list. Otto, the list etiquette purist.
