I agree -- this list should stay on topic, but often there's a fuzzy line there. Take my VMWare quetion for example. Is running Windows inside Linux a Linux topic? What about using Samba in a mixed environment if your question involves why a Windows box won't connect? I don't think these are OT, but some may feel differently.
Perhaps there should be a concise guideline as to what is OT and what isn't. The mailing list guidelines don't even say much, if anything about on/off topic. Though it seems obvious, perhaps it's not. If something is way OT, I'd say don't post it. If it's a grey area, it might not raise so many concerns. Perhaps if Mitchell's post had've been about getting Amarok to run on his Wii (oh my that sentence sounds bad if you read it out loud) we wouldn't be having this conversation :) My $.02 Nick On Tuesday 17 October 2006 10:37, Kin Wong wrote: > My apologies for correct your use of Latin -- I believe 'at all' was > meant to be 'et al.' which is short for 'et alii' meaning 'and > others'. This is parallel to 'etc.' which is short for 'et cetera' > meaning 'and the rest'. > > I know there has been heated debates in the past about the mailing list > on whether there should be additional splits based on interest. After > all many luggers like the social aspect of the group as well as the > technical aspects. There are many that would like to bounce ideas not > related to Linux and Floss with like minded individuals. Rather than > trying to temper Mitchell's youthful exuberance (which after months of > trying it appears to be an abysmal failure), why not reconsider having a > social mailing list. > > I believe that what is good for Clug traffic and prominence will also be > good for Linux and Foss. I for one would stand with Aaron and would > rather have the clug-talk list more on topic, however I have personally > benefited from many of the OT discussion. By separation of the > communication, then we all can choose to either subscribe, ignore or do > both as our time and interest permits. > > id cognito errata spud - "I think, therefore I yam" :-) > > Dave Watkins - CLUG wrote: > > Mitchell at all, > > > > IMHO, not "Sorta Linux related" at all but more in the category of > > "not really". > > > > With the volume of email crossing everyone's desk these days this post > > and other similar ones tend to decrease the signal to noise ratio > > quite a bit. There are plenty of other places for comments like this > > and given that we have had complaints about similar posts in the past > > I'd suggest a more appropriate list of sorts. > > > > clug-talk is primarily for Linux related discussions with occasional > > forays off into the realm of employment, help wanted, notices etc. > > Unless we stick to the original intent of the list it will become just > > another alt.general.discussion like place. > > > > Please consider if an "OT" post really contributes anything to the > > list before posting. I'd hate to see someone unsubscribe simply due to > > a high SNR ratio. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dave > > > > Cheers, > > > > Dave Watkins > > President > > Calgary Linux Users Group > > > > W: www.clug.ca > > E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > V: 403.701.5746 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *On Behalf Of *Mitchell Brown > > *Sent:* Monday, October 16, 2006 11:46 PM > > *To:* CLUG General > > *Subject:* [clug-talk] OT: Nintendo Wii > > > > Sorta Linux related, not really though :P > > > > No trees were harmed during the composition of this message. > > Please shred responsibility. > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >_______________________________________________ > >clug-talk mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > >Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > >**Please remove these lines when replying > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
