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Jason Holt wrote:
| Okay, guys, when somebody says they get frustrated with the offtopic list
| traffic, and a dozen people pointedly point out that he can just
unsubscribe
| if he doesn't like it, it kinda makes them doubt the part where we say
"oh,
| but we'd be really disappointed if you did, because this list is all about
| working together as a community and helping people out."

Agreed, we need to do better with this.

| He *knows* he can unsubscribe.  Maybe, just maybe, he was trying to
say that
| 18 off-topic messages *since Sunday* lessens his enjoyment of the list and
| that sometimes it makes him want to leave the community.

Since this seems at least in part a rebuttal[1] to my earlier message
regarding on-topic percentages, I must say in defense that at the time
bcr posted his comment, there were only eight messages in one off-topic
thread, since Sunday. The remaining 21 off-topic messages since Sunday
have been messages about off-topicness including and in response to his
message. FWIW

Jacob Fugal

[1] rebuttal: noun, the act of refuting by offering a contrary
contention or argument.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=rebuttal)

I'm not saying Jason was attacking me, nor am I attacking him. No flames
here. We're both presenting evidence and sides of the argument. I
personally have a lot of respect for Jason, he's a great guy.
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