Paul:
[1] I *really* like the idea of moving off-topic discussions to an off-topic list.
I am to the point where I simply delete most of the incoming SLUG messages
with only a glance. If there is any serious content in the last 2-10 days
I've surely missed it.
[2] Renaming the slug-politics to slug-off-topic would be a good solution. Or
just create a new one with a cute name such as "slug-bit-bucket" specifically
for off-topic lists.
[Suggestion] -
put the link to the mailing list web page http://www.suncoastlug.org/lists.html
at the bottom of each message, or at least in the header
(list-moreinfo: http://www.suncoastlug.org/lists.html). I was signed up when
I passed a business card and verbally asked to be added. I never knew about
the website until I paid closer attention to the messages.
You might put this in as a footer:
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I really like your description of the set of three mailing lists
(4 if you count the digest)!!
[REQUEST] I would like to steal some ideas from your
page to help explain the mailing lists that I support.
I, too, use the 3-tier list idea: -BulletinBoard, -Chat, and -OffTopicChat.
I found that the user community really appreciates, and self-moderates
the off-topic list. I no longer have to "censor" anyone; I just tell them
to move it to what we call "the HotTub." As much as I encourage
participation in the off-topic list, only about 1/3rd of my regular members
belong to both! But those that belong to the Hottub use it with enthusiasm.
-- Rick
Was Re: [SLUG] {SPAM?} Humor and offtopic list.
At 10:18 PM 6/1/04 -0400, Paul M Foster answered:
>On Tue, Jun 01, 2004 when Robert Snyder wrote:
>
>> Now I know that we have limited bandwith blah blah blah... and then Paul
>> has to remind up what the bandwith should be going for in order.
>> Anyway. is there way to say have an offical offtopic list hosted say by
>> me. I do pay for a hosting service and mailing list is one of the
>> things I can have. I use so little bandwith out of my site that it might
>> as well go to something useful and help out the list.
>
>BTW, that notice you got about the list rules fires off automatically on
>the first of the month. It was not intended to make any particular point
>at this time. And I wouldn't particularly worry about our bandwidth. I
>don't think we're up to that magical "50 emails a day" number yet. ;-}
>
>We _do_ have the SLUG Politics list. It's called "politics" but it's
>really for anything that doesn't fit on the main list (like flames).
>Maybe we should call it the "Offtopic" list. See
>http://www.suncoastlug.org/lists.html .
>
>I crafted the main SLUG list rules to allow for certain amounts of humor
>and the like (of which we seem to have had a lot lately ;-). Mainly, we
>don't want selling or flames, nor things which might lead to flaming
>(like politics, religion, etc.). Anything that falls outside the SLUG
>list rules is fodder for the politics list. You could even have tech
>discussions there if you really wanted to. Mainly the SLUG list rules
>were designed to make a compromise between the "it's got to be a pure
>tech list!" people and the rest of the community, who tend to talk Linux
>news, advocacy, humor and other not-strictly-tech subjects. You could
>even discuss Windows stuff on the list, though I don't recommend it,
>considering what the reaction usually is.
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