On 7/10/05, Gregory K. Ruiz-Ade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Something like KPLUG's -list is far too general to be forced to be > "on-topic" all the time. The blatant stuff usually ends up in - > kooler eventually, anyway. :)
The topic is pretty broad for KPLUG anyway. Yeah, there's "Linux" in the name, but some of us don't even use Linux. KPLUG is definitely a social thing. And perhaps that's good. If people stick around to gossip when the Linuxy questions are scarce, then they'll be around when a Linuxy question comes along, making the pool of possible answerers that much greater. You wouldn't expect everyone at an Installfest to stick to Linux talk, of course! Besides, I like the frequency and nature of the off-topic discussions that occur. I was signed up for Kooler several years ago and it was way too high volume for me, about stuff I mostly didn't care about. Participating wasn't much worth the effort because I was either talking to the ether or arguing with one person. Nobody had time to get in on every discussion. Here on kplug-list, there's a decent-sized group of people who all chip something in when topic heats up. It suits *me*, anyway. -todd -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
