[stylist] Off-Topic Discussions

[Nat Barrett]

Hello all,

May I tentatively raise my hand as someone else who has wondered the same 
thing? I think it's fine to have off-topic discussions, but I would like to 
vote for people to put OT in the subject line followed by the subject, so 
that I can bypass it if I choose.

I would also like to say I'm not attempting to make waves or anything. But 
last week I nearly sent an e-mail identical to Neil's that stated about OT 
messages. I do hope the rest of the list takes this into consideration. 
(smile)

Natalie

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From: "PAUL BAVER" <pebaver at verizon.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 6:26 AM
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [stylist] Off-Topic Discussions

> 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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