On Thursday, June 28, 2007 1:21 PM [GMT+1=CET], Steve Haywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 28/06/07, Mike Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> And I don't agree with Steve - there are very few people active on >> the list he's talking about (if he and I are talking about the same >> one, which I >> think we are) who don't post to at least one of (a) this list (b) the >> Cutweb >> list or (c) uk.rec.waterways. > > > So your conclusion? Prohibit general talk on this list so that people > have to find another to talk about anything except canals? I can't > really believe you think that. The fact is, this discussion may not > be about canals per se, but its about smoking with a canals spin. As > are a lot of the discussions we have here. Aso, with 60 postings+ on > the smoking topic, there's certainly a demand. My conclusion is that from time to time the off-topic stuff gets out of hand and if enough people voice their irritation at it then we regulars need to get a bit more self-disciplined about not upsetting too many other people. One way of getting more self-disciplined about it can be to find an alternative forium where it won't irritate people. I don't suggest we're at that point now. We were at one stage on the past, which was one (not the only one) of the contributory factors to the setting-up of Nonet. Mike Stevens narrowboat Felis Catus III web-site www.mike-stevens.co.uk Defend the waterways. Visit the web site www.saveourwaterways.org.uk
