Rich Teer wrote: >>> I feel that even if we came to a consensus on this, it would be >>> difficult, if not impossible, to enforce. >> Why? We are supposed to be a community, what is stopping us from acting >> like one? The will of the people and all that... > > Partly because it's a chicken-and-egg problem: newbies post to -discuss > without reading the RUles of Engagment (as it were). Perhaps a note > about what is OT in the subscription confirmation email would help?
They post because it is the first mailing list we refer to on the site that looks even vaguely appropriate. That's our fault, not theirs, and I'm going to attempt to improve the situation. It may be a chicken-and-egg situation, but hiding our heads in the sand like ostriches isn't going to make any omelettes ;-) > (Incidentally, I unsubscribed from -discuss months ago due to the low > SNR, but I wish I had enough time to stay subscribed.) Which *entirely* proves my point. Along with all the other people whio have said the same thing ;-) -- Alan Burlison --
