> No.  This is exactly WHY the tagging system was created.  You don't even
> have to do the filtering on your own mail client if you just instruct the
> list server to stop sending OT tagged mails.  It was decided some time ago
> that this was preferable to banning all OT threads.
>
Ok, but OT should not mean "totally unrelated to anything to do with the PIC"
- rather it should mean "not specifically PIC-related but on similar lines"

For example, if you want advice on building PCBs or robotic drivetrains then
fine, post an OT. If you want to talk about taxes, speed of light decreasing
or HDD reformatting, find a more appropriate list or go down the pub. That way
you'll probably get better advice also.

I know we have filtering, but I don't think that this is an excuse to start
unrelated threads just for the hell of it.

Simon.
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