[stylist] Off-Topic Discussions

[PAUL BAVER]

Hello Neil I am in full agreement with you, I also joined to learn, and to 
read some of the very great information that this organization should, and 
does offer. Neil you and I will be getting in a lot of trouble, commenting 
this way, because there seams to be a control factor, by some members that 
always seam to have there own agendas, or rag to chew on, I have no answer 
why, but I guess with any organization  , or group, that's a problem that we 
all will be forced to deal with. Thank you Neil for a very concerned 
observation. Paul E Baver
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neil Butters" <neil.butters at sympatico.ca>
To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 11:56 AM
Subject: [stylist] Off-Topic Discussions


> Hello,
>
>
> I would like to address the use of this mailing list for off-topic 
> discussions, such as the recent NYC Blind Vendors postings and other 
> non-writing related topics.
>
> Shouldn't this list be restricted to writing topics only? I'm getting a 
> little bit tired of being flooded with off-topic back-and-forths, 
> political commentary, arguments and the like that belong elsewhere. Does 
> anyone else feel the same way? Shouldn't these posts be discouraged, or am 
> I missing the point of this list.?
>
> One way we could deal with it, if people want such off-topic diatribe to 
> continue, would be to include the "Off-topic" designation in the subject 
> to tell readers that the post has nothing to do with writing. This doesn't 
> really solve the "problem," though, since we could still receive many 
> off-topic messages.
>
> Neil
>
>
>
>
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