>From Darcy > On 19 Jul, 2004, at 12:03 PM, Harold Owen wrote: > > > For a number of composers and theorists on the Finale List this topic > > is undoubtedly a hot one, but for many others it could be regarded as > > a bothersome sidetrack. > > So what? It's clearly marked as OT (off topic), and it's a discussion > directly related to music (which makes it rather less off-topic than > political flamewars, etc.) If off topic posts really offend you deep > in your soul, how hard is it to set up a filter for such messages? And > are they preventing anyone who chimes in with on-topic questions from > getting answers? > > I note that the people who complain about the volume and frequency of > off-topic posts are almost always lurkers who rarely have anything > useful to contribute to the list -- on topic or off. Whereas the > people who participate in and enjoy off topic discussions are often the > most likely to respond with a good solution when Finale-specific > questions are asked. > > > I suggest that those interested respond directly to you and me. > > Of course, that's your call, but I wish you'd kept this on-list. Given > the popularity of this thread, it's obviously of considerable interest > to a number of Finale list regulars. > > > I'm all for interesting OT messages occasionally, but these sometimes > > account for more bandwidth than the main topic - Finale > > IMO, that's just not a problem unless people's Finale questions aren't > being answered, and that's not the case here.
I would like to agree with Darcy too, Hal. I may not know a whole lot about the topic at the moment, but I'll never learn anything if you keep it private. At dire risk of starting a flame war, for me personally your discussion is much more interesting than the hundreds of posts about the problems of using Finale on a Mac, important and on-topic as they are. Peter _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
