On Sat, 19 May 2007 08:44:09 -0400 Douglas Allan Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, May 18, 2007 at 09:11:37PM -0500, Mumia W.. wrote: > > > However, I do think it would be good to add language to the description > > of the mailing list that suggests that people take off-topic > > conversations elsewhere. > > Perhaps a clarification in the code of conduct. > > As I see it, OT is for stuff that isn't really debian-specific but that > you would like input on from debian people. For example, if I've come > to know and trust the debian-user community and I need help with fixing > a hardware problem or I need to choose a new power supply, that would be > OT but appropriate to the list, IMHO. > > OTOH, the comments that Joey referenced and the threads that spawned > them are at least one of: > - not relavent or related to the list topic > - offensive to some group > - beyond offensive and bordering on hateful. > I haven't read most of the relavent posts since I found > them offensive. Were I to have received them via > snailmail, I would carefully read them and consider > reporting them has hate mail. Anyone receiving their > email via ham radio would be in a bit of a pickle since > it would be them that caused such messages to be > transmitted on ham frequencies. I see your point about offensiveness, but I'll point out that the OT thread I started (Good, evil, etc) was a response to a sig that I felt attacked religion unfairly. Many people use quite provocative sigs, ridiculing (often wittily) political or religious views they oppose. If we demand that posts be inoffensive, I counter-request that people cut the offensive sigs. > Doug. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
