Jill asks: > Could you tell me about the Off-topic list, how to access it and use > it in general.
Hi Jill, I'll answer you here and copy this to the list for the benefit of anyone else who needs to know. Thank you for asking. If you look at the footer at the bottom of every message from the Silver List, you'll see the following: >>>>>>begin included text -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> >>>>>>end included text There's lots of useful stuff there, quite handy, including how to get to the OT list. Point number one: Anybody who can post to the main list is already approved to post to the Off Topic List. The posting address is: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com You send a message there and it's posted to the OT list. Point number two: Anybody can read the OT list at the web archives at: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html This makes it easy to follow a thread that's been moved there. Point number three: If you *want* to get the OT list in e-mail like the regular list, then go to the silver list web site at: http://www.silverlist.org Click on the Off Topic List link and follow the instructions there to subscribe. You'll also find the OT List rules there as well. It would be wise to read them. And it's that simple! The OT list is monitored by most of those who are interested in the wider ranging discussions people sometimes want to have. Those who are *not* on the OT list don't *want* to spend time on those topics, so you're not losing anything by moving a thread there. The best use for the OT list is for health related discussions that are OT *and* too detailed or lengthy to handle on the main list. People are also allowed to raise the "forbidden" topics and talk about religion, politics, and all the other stuff that inevitably causes disruption to a single-topic discussion list like the Silver List. ***Participation in controversial topics demands that you be TOLERANT of others' opinions, and SENSITIVE to the feelings of others.*** Being thick skinned as well as tactful will stand you in good stead! Remember, it is *not* a total free-for-all. I'll be there to keep things from deteriorating... too much, anyway! <grin> I hope that helps, Jill. As always, I'm here for any questions you may have. Be well, Mike Devour silver-list owner [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [mdev...@eskimo.com ] [Speaking only for myself... ]
