On Tue, May 31, 2005 at 08:35:01AM -0400, Olin Lathrop wrote:
> Russell McMahon wrote:
> >Politics? - I don't think so.
> 
> If not, then deliberately close to the edge.  To what end?  This is the
> *PIC* list!
> 
> [SNIPPAGE]
> 
> I for one have had enough of this.  Put a sock in it already!

Olin,

You did so much better on your first post on the subject. In this case
you are right in some respects... and wrong in others. Presentation needs
work.

We have channels on the PICLIST. Folks can choose to subscribe or 
unsubscribe to them. You are correct that interesting technical topics
sometimes drop in the [OT] category. However off topic means exactly that.
So Russell should be able to post his whimsy there.

I think you (Olin) are correct that maybe another channel would help. 
However I think you may be moving in the wrong direction. Instead of
trying to more narrowly define and embedded or tech channel, why not
simply create a channel labeled [NT] for Non Tech. Then we expressly ask
that Russell post all non technical (i.e. political, religious, photography
for photography's sake) posts there.

The way I see it, even if you add more specific channels, then posters will
still post electronic and possibly PIC related stuff to [OT].

However by creating [NT] and having those who are completely disinterested
unsubscribe to it, then you can still catch the occasional mislabled post
to [OT] without having to encounter the non tech stuff.

I know this is a PIC/Electronics related list Olin. However censorship is
out of bounds for [OT] which by definition is non PIC/Electronics related.

BAJ
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