In a message dated 97-08-15 11:56:11 EDT, you write:

<<
 Well I've been following the latest days development in the mentioned
 threads and I actually enjoy it. Maybe I'm a bit strange, but what's the
 big deal... I think that the off-topic-threads bring the PIC-community
 closer, beacuse engineers are (from what atleast i have seen) much the
 same all around the world; boys in spirit. The boring, academic type of
 engineer might want to turn to another forum for discussion... If these,
 as someone called them, watercooler discussions bother any of you please
 set up the 'pure - technical - and - nothing - but - technical - pic -
 list'.
  >>
Finally a voice of reason!
I find it much more annoying that the writers of off-topic messages feel the
need to make the subject
of the email "OFF-TOPIC" as if I can't figure that out on my own.

Its all related in the end.

Dave Duley