The CF-Talk mailing list is for technical talk about the ColdFusion language, ColdFusion server and related technical topics. The CF-Community list is for free range non-technical talk and debate. The CF-OT list is for non-technical debates and talk about technical subjects that are not technical themselves. Talk about the failings of a website, host or package can start on CF-Talk when its dealing with the technical side of the question. For example, the Crystaltech thread is perfect for CF-Talk when talking about the error they are having, any solutions and if it exists in other places. Talk about their customer service or business practices is probably off topic for CF-Talk and is a good candidate for one of the other lists. There are many who do not want to subscribe to the CF-Community list as it is a very active list for people who want to interact in a friendly setting. They may not want to take part in the various debates, free for alls and the like nor want to 'waste' their time with a non-technical activity (it's great to relieve stress though). This is the reason for the CF-OT list. It allows people to continue debates from CF-Talk without getting into the latest Star Wars trailer, Politics or whatever on CF-Community. My policy is to allow threads on CF-Talk to 'live' without comment until they get into a number of debate posts or abusive language. At that point I step in unless the community itself has rectified the situation. My last resort is to 'force' the move of a thread to another list. I prefer not to do this.
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