[Electronics-Talk] about objections to topics

[David Andrews]

A bit of off-topic discussion is OK, that is why 
I didn't step in and say anything.  If it goes on 
for too long though, people start 
unsubscribing.  That is when I generally step in and ask that things stop.

David Andrews, Moderator and List Owner

At 09:31 AM 8/25/2016, you wrote:
>Okay, so I guess I should apologize for bringing 
>up retromercials? Especially since, in the 
>beginning, I freely admitted it was off-topic 
>and to not knowing where else to take it, and 
>half-joked that we should have a nostalgia 
>listserv? Be mindful that some have contacted me 
>privately, in order to avoid listserv clutter, 
>which I do get, and respect. I’ll repeat the 
>gist of a comment someone on another NFB 
>listserv made, though: our lives are 
>multi-faceted, and once in a while, going 
>off-topic isn’t a bad thing, if you can’t 
>figure out where else to go (as I couldn’t; it 
>goes without saying, I was open to suggestions 
>about “more appropriate” venues for the 
>topic), and to lighten the atmosphere a bit. In 
>my (albeit limited) experience, BTW, chat rooms 
>tend to be inaccessible. If you’re annoyed at 
>the existence/duration of a topic, there are 
>page-down and delete buttons, which I freely 
>use. For those who (right or wrong) 
>participated, it’s been fun! Feel free to 
>contact me off-list to continue, since I, for 
>one, am still enjoying it! Thanks! Sandra "It is 
>only with the heart that one can see rightly; 
>what is essential is invisible to the eye." - 
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