> web forum, for example you'd see the thread header in the topic, but
> choosing it you'd see "this thread has been moved to here" or "this
> thread has been closed".  That's not possible with an email list.
Actually, it is. All that is needed is a small setting to designate all posts to
the particular topic from the particular list be moved to a different list. Of
course, this might make the message bounce if the poster is not subscribed to
the redirect list destination, but what can you do. Control of OT posts are
possible but need a human to determine what is OT.

> The only thing that can be done - which just happened - is for a
> moderator to come in, squash the off-topic behavior and (if they're a
> good moderator) offer a suggestion for a better medium.

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