Age cutoff, was: Recommendations for operating system

Chuck Guzis wrote: Not so sure about that - in the natural world something wins out because it's essentially the best tool for the job. In the technical world, something tends to either win out because its built cheaply (and society won't pay for quality any more) or because whoever made it was good at aggressive marketing. I'm all for diversity - life's boring if everyone does the same thing. But having said that, I could live with every computer being the same I think - providing that computer was reliable, efficient, and built to last. It's the fact that we've ended up with a sea of sub-standard throwaway product which could be so much better that irritates. I suspect there isn't one, but that the list member count is high enough that things pretty much regulate themselves. If the majority of people aren't interested in subject x then they won't reply to posts about subject x and so over time less posts about subject x will be made. Trying to control list direction by adding more rules or tweaking the rules that there are risks completely upsetting the balance of things, I expect. cheers J. -- If you've ever wondered how you get triangles from a cow You need buttermilk and cheese, and an equilateral chainsaw