> The problem that this list partioning is designed to solve (excessive list > volume) would be fixed if we could wave a magic wand and eliminate all off- > topic or personal posts.
To a degree yes, but there are also quite a few on-topic threads that I'm not interested in at the moment that I must weed through. IMO a data-specific list is warranted simply because data acquisition/manipulation is key element in the majority of applications we'll be working on. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
