I would think graphics cards are pretty clearly on topic, although I can see where you might get so specific and so deep that the discussion would only be of interest to a few people.
I would also think that accessing your cable companies DVR or streams from your PC would also be on topic, but I could see where you could easily get into the merits of one cable company over the other, which would clearly be off topic. BTW, I applaud your sensitivity to keeping discussions on topic! Are you saying Tom, that 5 people left the list specifically because of the cable TV thread? I'm kind of surprised someone would leave the list for a thread I didn't even realize was going on. I guess people have different levels of sensitivity. I also wonder how interested those people were in the list to begin with if they left because of one thread which may have strayed off topic. BTW, here's the information I got when I subscribed to the list as far as what the list is for. I just offer this for informational purposes. I don't have any comments on it, other than I think it looks good, and I like the ban on test messages! Welcome to the [email protected] mailing list! Welcome to the pc-audio group. Please take a moment to review this message. You should save it for later reference, as it contains important information about this group, such as your password, how to change your preferences, and a few basic rules of conduct we expect all members to observe. Attention! Do NOT send a test message to the list or you will not be subscribed very long! Guidelines. PC-audio is a list for the discussion of any PC audio related topic such as PC audio software like sound editors, audio players and audio formats; and hardware like sound cards, CD and DVD devices and so on. While the subject matter is wide ranging, this is not a forum for the discussion of non-pc-audio matters. There are many other lists for political or other discussions. There are also some PC audio related topics which are specifically excluded from the allowable topics. The explicitly prohibited topics include: * requests for songs or other audio files * promotion of audio streams except for occasional announcements of special events * advertising audio products and service Willfully posting an off-topic message is strictly prohibited. While it may be considered that one or two messages that are off topic can't hurt, if everyone on a large list like this took that approach, we would quickly descend into chaos. Asking for replies to be sent privately makes no difference. Some examples of off-topic messages include: * Virus alerts * Jokes and humor * Advertising items for sale * Test messages * Non-audio software and hardware On 05/01/12 16:48, Hamit Campos wrote: > Oh no! Sorry, my bad. I didn't mean for people to go off list because of me. > That's why when who ever brought it back up again, I invited them to > continue with me off list. See, because I kind of had a funny feeling that > once you got into cable companies, you might be going too deep. Like I said > before, that's why I took my discussion about audio threw HDMI ports off > list with Dain too, because I figured we might go too deep talking about > graffics cards. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Tom > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 4:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: TV on computer list, unsuccessful > > Christopher, > > You're not missing much. A couple weeks ago there were a few posts to the > list about cable companies and cable programming and I mentioned that those > messages were not appropriate for the PC Audio list. Now, within the past > week or so there's been several messages about home theater and watching > television on a computer and I've just been letting the thread play out to > see where it goes. I'm not sure where exactly to draw the line. A list > member ask for the e-mail addresses of those who would be interested in > continuing the subject off list. So, I think that is about the extent of > the issue. > > If only seven members showed interest, that's a very small percentage of the > total list membership, almost five hundred members. Since this thread has > been going on, five list members have left the list. > > I think most list members are interested in primarily audio and closely > related subjects. > > Tom > > ** Message From: Christopher Chaltain ** >> I must have missed something, but from looking at the thread below, I >> don't understand what's going on here. What's the deal with the email >> addresses? Is there a reason they can't be grabbed from the email >> headers? For example, here's Hamit's email address: Hamit Campos >> <[email protected]> >> >> Also, is there a reason this discussion is going off list? >> Is another list specifically for TV on the PC going to be set up? If >> so, why not just create it and have people subscribe to it? >> >> Again, sorry if I'm missing a previous discussion, but I only have the >> thread below to go off of. > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [email protected] -- Christopher (CJ) [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [email protected]
