May I suggest that you also post this to other groups that can also sometimes get quite off-topic? Like the idea, but why limmet it to this group?
-------------------------------------------------- From: "ari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 5:52 PM To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Subject: [Audyssey] Audyssey ot group > Hi all, > Please write to me off-list if you guys would like to do this. I'm testing > to see if this will be a good idea, would like feedback. I propose to > create > a group where as audyssey members, when a post is becoming off-topic on > this > list, can discuss it further on this new group. My reasons for doing this > is > that we're a gaming group, but I do feel that because of our community > spirit and the fact that through gaming we sort of get into quite general > discussions about things, I feel there's a need for a group like this. The > other reasosn for this are like the posts we get to this list about > problems > with favourites, or for example that, I at least haven't found a group > where > issues like what we're discussing about blindness and being blind in the > world are debated and understood, as well as the fact that many of us who > are blind use the internet to gather information about ideas and > experiences > of us being blind, because many of us live great distances from other > blind > people like ourselves. Many issues that we think of often spin off from > gaming, such as Sarah and Harry Potter, STFC and Star Trek, etc. I find it > right that the moderators of this list discourage off-topic posts, because > this is just for games, but for those of you who miss the old list where > subjects were allowed to become a bit OT, or who want to take the subjects > ot, you can then just post to this new group. One strict warning though is > that if I set up this group, unless anybody else wants to, because of lack > of time I'm definitely not moderating anything at all, will only bann > users > if much hate is used, etc, you join the group at your own risk. > Ari > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]