Mailman (the software used by MIT to host this and many other lists) does
not allow for a new subscriber to have anything other than ALL the topics
turned on. It is up to the subscriber to turn them off. 

Even more annoying: Us list admins can NOT turn on or off users
subscriptions to topics. Only the subscribers can turn topics off.

I don't mind ENG

Your descriptions are, in my opinion, very unclear. 

--
James.

-----Original Message-----
From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of
Apptech
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 17:03
To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
Subject: Re: [OT] Proposal: Add another tag

> Ok, I'm not entirely against adding a new tag. I do have 
> several issues that
> need to be addressed:

As brief as I ever can be ... :-)

1.    Perhaps, subscription is by opt-in.
All new subs start with PIC, ADMIN and perhaps OT enabled.
Others such as SX AVR etc tbd.

EE and ENG (see below) off.

Other main tags must be turned on by user.
Expect some please-scribble-me posts.

Maybe a monthly std email to all covering tags and general 
list etiquette, as are issued by many lists.
Maybe only when the noise levels grows too high.

Optional:    Anyone who is deemed by admin (or just annoyed 
admin ;-) ) to have complained too much about actually 
legitimate posts in a thread have that thread turned off and 
a message sent. "Dear xxx. Your subscription to tag [ENG] 
has been disabled. If you wish to re-enable this tag please 
click on this link. have a nice day."

Optional:    Complaining about admin actions is grounds for 
[being hit with a wet fish | being suspended | being 
subscribbled solely to full- digest mode | other]



2.    [ENG] as a new tag.

The main progression is then [PIC] [EE] [ENG] [OT]

ENG is used because OE is obscure and SCI tends to leave 
doubt if an engineeringish post may lie between EE and SCI

By nestling ENG against EE both are clearly engineering and 
EE is clearly electrical. If there is any doubt it becomes 
whether to use OT or ENG and anyone who doesn't closely 
follow the descriptions may put a scienceish subject in OT 
that may legitimately go in ENG. Nobody is liable to 
complain about this and if the poster is not passionate 
enough to push it up into ENG then nobody suffers too much.

I would happily police the ENG upper and lower boundaries in 
a polite manner.
Standard messages would probably help


SO

PIC    Clear - Police with extreme prejudice

EE     Must be electrically related.
          Engineering content also STRONGLY desired.
          eg introduction of a new semiconductor device is 
fine.
          USE of a new ... is even better.

          Police with polite prejudice

ENG MUST have engineering or science content.
         eg about things which we observe and which are NOT
         dependant mainly on their people content.

OT    Defined by what is NOT allowed anywhere.



        Russell 

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