On Sunday 20 May 2007, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Andrei Popescu wrote: > > On Sun, May 20, 2007 at 11:57:42AM +1000, Ben Finney wrote: > >> Joey is, I believe, referring to a healthy level of off-topic > >> discussions on *any* list, not to creating a specific area for > >> "off-topic" messages. For the messages to be "social lubricant", > >> they need to be *interspersed* with the on-topic discussions in a > >> way that doesn't detract from the discussions. > >> > >> If the volume of messages in an off-topic thread is large enough > >> that an entire separate list is being considered, the off-topic > >> diversion is already beyond the level Joey describes as "social > >> lubricant" and into the level of disruptive noise. > > > > So people who "know" each other for years on this list are > > condemned to keep discussions (mostly) on-topic or leave the forum? > > How is this benefic to the community? > > Especially when you take a look at the archives and notice that some > of those protesting the most contribute very little technically, > while those they complain about post very useful information - after > looking through Roberto's posts, I conclude that anybody who > killfiles him is simply an idiot (and that the person who recently > said he was doing so - not naming any names - hasn't posted an answer > to a substantive question in at least 3 months).
Said person has been trying to get a business back together after dealing with a long illness and death of his Father. Do you want to make any more judgements about me without knowing what is going on in my life? Hal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]