(OT) Hope everything is over now

look who's talking?... I hate to say as a newbie... to someone who's already a long time here... there are other solutions to discuss other things than were this mailinglist was intend to be. ICQ... Michel -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org]Namens Sellam Ismail Verzonden: maandag 3 februari 2003 18:50 Aan: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Onderwerp: RE: Columbia - THIS THREAD MUST DIE On Mon, 3 Feb 2003, Computermuseum wrote: to I hate to burst the bubble of the relative newbies, but this war over on/off-topic messages has been going on as long as the list has been in effect. We had one (supposed) final argument over this several months ago whereby the solution was to create two lists: cctalk and cctech. On cctalk, anything can be discussed. There is no such thing as "off-topic". cctech, on the other hand, is moderated. You only get posts that are on-topic. As much as I hated the idea, I stuck with cctalk because I would rather control what I filter. And although I try (and sometimes fail) to keep my postings on topic, I almost always try to precede the message header with "OT" as a warning. I think for the most part it has worked, if anything to give the folks who just don't want off-topic banter to intrude on their classic computing an alternative. I think folks can use a little more self-control at times, but at any rate there is always cctech. If you do not want to participate in off-topic postings, might I suggest you unsubscribe from cctalk and re-subscribe to cctech? This is all been explained in the FAQ, and should have been explained to you when you signed up as well. Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org * Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *