Date   : Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:12:38 +0100
From   : kortink@... (John Kortink)
Subject: Ban off-topic posts

On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:22:40 -0600, Jules Richardson
<jules.richardson99@...> wrote:

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>The way I think of it, it needs to have a sense of community to survive anyway 
>- which means off-topic stuff here and there and some banter between the 
>'regulars'. A straight Q&A list is all well and good, but I'd feel less 
>inclined to sit there monitoring traffic when there was no hint of a social 
>element.

There's a lot of on-topic banter already, by the same
group.

And how exactly do off-topic bull sessions promote community
sense when only a handful participate, and about half the
community are clearly annoyed by it, even to the point of
leaving ?

You're loopy.


John Kortink

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