Mike, Just my 2 cents. Though I have learned a lot from the very long and interminable, though on-topic thread between Ol'Bob and Mike Monett and others over the Faraday equation, salt tests vs. lab tests, etc, etc. many times the very techie threads are virtually off-topic for us technically challenged members. It might just be possible that the off-topic health related threads are a weird response to the non-health CS topics? While I myself am somewhat interested in all the thousands of refinements of how to best make CS (the ones I can understand), when the over-my-head stuff goes on too long, I kinda welcome the off-topic things...... Not arguing with anything you said, just one view from a non-tech member. I am, myself, very good at using the delete button..... paula
----- Original Message ----- From: "M. G. Devour" <[email protected]> > Ol' Bob wrote: > > I guess I am the one who is "out of line." SORRY, If the list is > > interested in rebounders for health reasons, then let them write. > > I've always wanted to allow a certain amount of Off Topic stuff for the > plain reason that people *do* desire it. > > I want all reasonable health-related questions to be asked and answered > for the most benefit to everyone. > > Inevitably some of the answers are going to be off topic. > > I only ask that we taper off those discussions after a day or two and > a few handfuls of posts, so that our list doesn't become a hopeless > mish-mash. Once basic concepts have been explained enough to satisfy > people's curiosity and good resources pointed out, then it's a good > time to end. > > If it really does drag on too long, I'll make a post asking folks to > end or shift the thread, but I'll seldom do that if the list isn't > being overwhelmed. I'll step in sooner as message volume gets higher > overall. If you think things are getting out of hand, give me a > private heads-up to make sure I'm paying attention. > > That said, there are others with Robert who rightfully resent the > intrusion of off topic chatter. I can only ask the rest of you to > respect this and restrain yourselves out of consideration, at the same > time I ask them to tolerate the humanity of the rest of us. > > A sometimes-uneasy detente is about the best we can hope for. > > I have also provided an Off Topic List for any time people want to > carry on a more detailed or extended off topic thread. It is not the > perfect place to talk about Non-CS alternative medicine because it also > handles the occasional political and religious debates, but, for the > purpose of helping this list stay focused, it will serve. > > If you can post to the silver-list, you can post to the > silver-off-topic-list. If you want to read it at the archives and not > get any extra mail, then visit: > > http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > If you want to get it in e-mail, you can sign up for individual or > digest message format by following instructions at the Silver List web > site at http://www.silverlist.org ... Just click on the Off Topic List > link in the left-side navigation menu. > > Thank you for your understanding, ladies and gentlemen. Peace. > > Be well, > > Mike Devour > silver-list owner > > [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] > [[email protected] ] > [Speaking only for myself... ] > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
