Re: On improving mailing list [was: How to Boot Linux ISO Images Directly From Your Hard Drive Debian]
On Mon, Aug 09, 2021 at 06:05:58PM -0700, Weaver wrote:
> I'm afraid this conversation is a waste of time.
> The goal posts are moved around at convenience, rather in than any
> serious manner at resolving an issue that is minor, if even existent.
> Cheers!
>
> Harry.
Oh it exists Harry! I've been on this list (usually lurking) for almost
20 years. The off topic posts often go on to enormous lengths often
withouit a subject change (which itself is problematic). Way too much
noise to signal ration lately, and it's often a handful of users who
think this is their debate club.
I'm for this being an on topic user support list and that posters/users
that want to talk off topic be sanctioned appropriately. This list
through the eyes of a beginner wanting help has been atrocius lately.
Can you imagine trying to search for a given subject through the
archives and having to wade through all the noise in these mega threads
in case something relevant is in them? Ridicoulous.
BTW there has been an off-topic list introduced by a community member,
but it seems has had little uptake.
So I agree completely with Andy Smith's (and others) statements and
support this list being actively monitored for such off topic breaches.
It would make the list what it's supposed to be, and make the archives
better quality when searching for terms.
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