LIST ADMIN WARNING Re: Too much off topic

The only way to totally solve the off-topic posts and flaming is to moderate the list. The idea of moderating the list was overwhelmingly rejected by listmembers during the last big discussion about this. I took that to mean that people preferred to police themselves (and eachother). However, if the current trend of off-topicness continues, I WILL put the list into moderated mode. The large number of people who expect posts to the list to show up in a timely fashion will just have to blame themselves or their peers for not acting like adults. Some people complain that it takes 20 minutes or so before a post goes to the rest of the list. Well, if it's in moderated mode, I will check and approve posts probably two or three times a day - so you can kiss the 20 minute timeframe goodbye if it comes to that. Even if I set up several additional people to approve posts, you can be sure the lag will on average be significantly greater than it is currently. Stop the off-topic discussions, and stop them *NOW*. This includes discussion of modern operating systems, politics, personal flames, blatent OS advocacy, etc. If you feel the need to put [OT] in the subject, think real hard before posting. Your post may be the one that throws the list into moderated mode. *** Please do NOT reply to this message on the list. *** This is not a request for comments or discussion; it's not up for debate - it's just how it is. Gee, can you tell I'VE HAD IT? Regards, Jay West