In article <000801c73b2a$39f41070$6401a8c0 at DESKTOP>,
"Evan Koblentz" <evan at snarc.net> writes:
That's ridiculous. Sellam made an excellent point
WHEN he left this list --
I'm paraphrasing, but he noted that at least 50% of the list traffic here is
just filler -- people says "me too" or whatever. That's not to say he
doesn't find this list useful; quite the opposite, that's why he does still
post here and thumbs through the archives now and then. Certainly we can
all identify with his frustration from that issue.
While this is true, the statement is put out there as if this is the
only mailing list in the universe that has ever suffered this fate.
Chat mailing lists like this one are like bars/pubs. Sometimes the
conversation is on-topic and sometimes it wanders off and sometimes
people have had too much to drink and say things in the heat of the
moment :-).
Manage the volume anyway you want, but don't blame the list for it.
The phenomenon is intrinsic to the human condition, not this mailing
list.
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