[OT] Proposal on off-topic discussions

[Kristinn Leifsson]

Dear Chris,


This is the best idea, I would think.  That would mean no more worries, for 
anyone!

I say do it.  If we make another list, that will basically go the same way 
as this one.
It doesn´t seem to matter whether there is another list, for chatting.  The 
people I want to communicate with are on this one, and I wouldn´t want to 
leave it.

Also, moderating this would be difficult because of the wide variety of 
semi-related discussions.





I say go for the [OT] in the subject line, and let those who want filter 
those messages.
If we do this, the ones annoyed can blame themselves.

Kristinn Leifsson,
Reykjavík, Iceland

(And if they answer the [OT] posts we can see that they love us)




At 12:07 8.12.2000 +0900, you wrote:
>News & mail readers can easily be set up to filter incoming messages
>according to many different variables: content of the "Subject,"
>"Sender," "Body," etc. I have my filters set up to direct all this
>list's messages into a folder called "Music." What I propose is that
>people start to put [OT] in their "Subject" lines whenever discussing
>something that is off-topic. (See this message's subject line for an
>example.) Then, people who would rather not read off-topic messages can
>set up their incoming mail filters to direct all messages with "[OT]" in
>the Subject line to the Trash folder, or to any other folder. The
>remaining messages would be purely piano-related. This wouldn't
>eliminate 100% of the unwanted messages, but it would catch the vast
>majority of them. People who forget or new subscribers to the list could
>be gently reminded of the standard operating procedure, and the level of
>frustration felt by "PT purists" would drop. Those who enjoy the
>off-topic discussions could continue to enjoy them unimpeded.
>
>I think this is about as close to a perfect solution as we can expect?
>Whaddyall think?
>
>-- Chris Witmer