On Thu, 24 Jul 2008, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Thu,24.Jul.08, 15:59:49, Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: > >> I'd like to propose a special mailing list for topics that are off > >> topic elsewhere. > > > > There are already 100, or more, mailing lists specified on Debian > > Mailing Lists. Some of them are pretty dead. > > > > What would adding yet another list, which is "offtopic" to Debian, > > help here? > > IMO it strengthens the community. > > >> A separate OT list fragments d-u, pointlessly. If OT is your > >> problem, learn to use your mail tools instead. > > > > Exactly. > > I want to have a separate list because I want *more* not less > offtopic. I also understand that too much OT on d-u can hurt the > usefulness of the list, hence the proposal for an offtopic list.
What sort of things would even be discussed on such a list? Almost any topic related to Debian already has its own list or a list that is close enough to stand in for it; -curiosa covers almost everything that is merely tangentally associated with Debian. Things that aren't associated with Debian at all should be discussed using lists, forums or similar which are hosted elsewhere where whatever is being discussed is actually on topic. The problems with people being off topic on debian-user aren't going to be resolved by the creation of another list, as discussion lists already exist in the great wide world where most any topic is actually on-topic. If people are being off topic on debian-user, they need to be informed of fora where their discussion is actually on topic, and people need to stop replying.[1] Don Armstrong 1: It's not like this sort of thing doesn't happen in almost any forum; in most Debian lists it happens, people are informed, and it's not much of a problem. -- The computer allows you to make mistakes faster than any other invention, with the possible exception of handguns and tequila -- Mitch Ratcliffe http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
