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Re: Off-Topic Posts



On Thu, Mar 08, 2007 at 09:48:12AM -0500, Greg Folkert wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-03-08 at 08:18 -0600, Kent West wrote:
> > Historically this list has been tolerant of off-topic threads, likely 
> > because such threads have tended to be short-lived.
[...]
> > 
> > I would urge the off-topic posters to return to the spirit of the 
> > phrase, and please wind down your off-topic posts, and then strive to 
> > keep your posts a bit closer to Debian-related topics.
> 
[...]
> 
> True, I grow tired. But please throttling is the best answer. We don't
> need everyone going cold turkey on posting.
> 
> I've slowed my posting of Off-Topic.

As have I. 

I vigourously defended our right to post OT to a couple of early
complainers and will continue to do so, but I do believe the current
spate has gotten a little extreme in its volume and persistence. Maybe
we should all just agree to disagree and let it lie for a while. 


respectfully

A

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