I haven't noticed offtopic posts on the email list. Am I missing something, or was this a cross-list post?
Barb On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 4:14 AM, mike scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 16 Jun 2008 at 23:02, Drew Jensen wrote: > >> Jerry Clancy wrote: >> > >> > Seemingly lacking in self-moderation, this list is in desperate need of >> > a heavy-handed Moderator. Posters should be warned for inappropriate >> > postings and removed or blocked if they persist in posting >> > inappropriately. And a little ego depression, tolerance and charity to >> > all wouldn't hurt. Take the rants to appropriate blogs but keep them out >> > of here. >> > >> > I also believe that the newsgroups should be broken into different, >> > functional groups (e.g., Base, Writer, etc.) to further focus them and >> > reduce the volume of reading for people only interested in one function. > > Please don't forget that this is actually an email list, and that > gmane only gateways the list proper into their newsgroup. > > The email list does have moderators - but only mail from unsubscribed > addresses goes to them. Subscribers to the list have direct, > unmoderated access as I understand it. I don't know what the > situation is with submissions coming via gmane. > > I don't think it would be good to break up the list by function - OOo > isn't just an assembly of diverse programs: the components are quite > tightly integrated, and issues may easily affect more than one > comonent. A good subject line can work wonders (a concept which seems > obvious, yet eludes a surprising number of people). > > And while some OT matters can add interest to the list, I agree that > lately there have been irrational, irrelevant threads involving > contributors from whom I would have expected better. Perhaps there > haven't been enough technical problems to occupy people :-) > > > > -- > Permission for this mail to be processed by any third party in > connection > with marketing or advertising purposes is hereby explicitly denied. > http://www.scottsonline.org.uk lists incoming sites blocked because > of spam > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Scott, Harlow, Essex, England > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
