> Although I thought other people also thought maybe there was a bit too
> much off-topic and personal chat, I assume "the one individual" means
> me. If not, who is it?
Hey, it's not just one individual - there are two of us at least!
As far as people unsubbing, there were some implications of that,
such as not wanting to lose the list as a resource or suggestions
that people can go elsewhere.
Maybe it's because I'm getting old, but I hate change. One change
that I see in various places on the internet is drama. I really
enjoy the on-topic, serious, "professional", scholarly tone of
H-Costume even those new to costume or new to the list can see
that. Although some may feel intimidated to post at first, they can
see that we're high on information and low on noise.
So when I see things happening that are personal, chatty, off-topic,
gossip, what-have-you, I cringe a bit and hope it will stop very
soon. I don't want to lose the people, the flavor, and the topics
that remind me why I enjoy historic costume so much.
And while a couple of people have commented that they did not think
it was a problem, I have not seen anything saying that they think
it's great to go off-topic, or that it's fun to read one-liners over
and over, or that it's helpful to speculate about someone's personal
life.
On a lighter note, for those who enjoy a parody of Internet Drama:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXUHy8vrVY0
-Carol
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