My perception of what people are unhappy about, is [OT] posts that
aren't about TECHNICAL issues, but wander into Sports, pet preferences,
religion, politics, history, Car brand preferences, etc. etc....

The thought I came up with is that we might split the current OT
category, into 2 pieces, plus have a PIC related topic;

If we implement the Subcategories for the PICList in the L-Soft list
engine, and give it these 3 categories, it might help some people:

[PICs]  For PIC-related posts
[Tech]  For technical, non-PIC-related posts
[Fluff] For everything else.  (From the point of view of someone who
doesn't want to HEAR politics/religion, that sort of thing's Fluff - I
figure this category will remind people of that.)

Posts with the subcategory thing turned on would be ignored if they
didn't have a proper subcategory, of course.  The L-Soft engine wouldn't
pass improperly formed posts to the list.

(Add to that, drawing and quartering anyone who posts political or
religious stuff in a post that isn't marked just strictly [Fluff], and
some'll be happier - Boy, what it takes to please SOME people!  <G>)

  Mark (Need to get to the Survey today, got the stove so I'll have heat
here later this week, it's cold in here just now!)