Hello Jerry, Since you asked...
Vintage laptop computing with the Model T and similar laptops is the focus. Discussions veer off it's usually ok. But just keep in mind people get turned off if it gets too off topic and noisy for too long. No swearing, no overtly political or religious or anti-religion stuff, excessive or persistent negativity towards other list members, pot-stirring, flame wars, long metadiscussions about the rules (they happen but keep them short), off-topic threads that go to long, overposting of ebay links. The occasional link of a rare item is fine but we all know what ebay is and where to find it. That kind of thing Image attachments are OK, but we limit the size for rural folks on lower bandwidth connections. If it fits under the limit, it's fine, but links always work. For all, if I warn you about etiquette please just take it as that as a warning there is not nor will there every be a complete list of rules anywhere... we play it by ear. But following a warning if the problem persists, next is me setting the moderation bit. I don't like to do it, it's more work for me, but when things get ugly on the list I see the "Unsubscribes" start coming and that's not good. So I try to shut it down quickly. I've only ever banned anyone once in... I came to the list in like 2004? And I've been moderating for 10 years or so? Something like that. Holy moly. The bottom line is trying to keep a pleasant, on-topic haven for you and your fellow hobbyists. No flame wars, just friends supporting each other and enjoying each other's company. Often, we succeed. -= Model Ts Forever =- -- John.
