Why? Create another list becauae a minority of subscribers consider their
opinions paramount? Don't read what isn't of interest to you. Somewhat of a
majority of topics don't interest me. Should I complain that some topics are
about stuff that is too old and irrelevant (and annoying, in actuality, yes
it's so) to some of us?
My intent isn't to force my will on anyone. Nor even alter what is appropriate.
My post posed a question. Some said go for it. I went for it. And 1 odious
objection was raised. Somebody just keep an accurate tally.
On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, 12:40:29 AM EST, ben via cctalk
<cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 2022-12-20 4:36 p.m., Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
> On Dec 20, 2022, at 2:27 PM, Chris via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>>
>> Specifically as pertaining to old/vintage/classic/retro compuing discussion,
>> what exactly is on topic? On top of my head as a for imstance I have some
>> questions pertaining to Windows 2003 and socket 603/604. Something tells me
>> that doesn't qualify, so it behooves me to ask.
>
> The original rule, back around ’96/97 was anything older than 10 years was
> on-topic. I think the idea behind that is still valid, but these days a 10
> year old system isn’t that much different from a current one. I think at one
> point someone suggested it should be shifted to 20+ years.
>
> Zane
>
I think a sublist , for 8 and 16 bit micros might be a good idea.
Apples and Coco's and C64's would be the common sublist
and Soviet PDP 11 might be on say the rare sublist. Ben.
