The Solution (was: Re: List etiquette)

Jay West wrote: As a list owner myself for the Software Collector's Mailing List (I too have wrestled with mailman, so I feel Jay's pain), I think it's an unavoidable fact that some threads will be off-topic no matter what people think, write, or do. Charter/FAQ or not, there always have been and always will be off-topic threads in any discussion forum, whether live or virtual. The most effective way to combat this behavior is to ignore off-topic threads. To wit: You say you want to stop cctalk/cctech from degenerating into a PC support list? Then imagine what would have happened if the original message had *simply been ignored and gone unanswered.* Same result (modern computer/OS questions avoided), but without all the drama. -- Jim Leonard (trixter at oldskool.org) http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/