David, I still thing most of the problems have occurred because of political or religious type of post. Which, in my opinion, have no place on this particular list!!! JMHO! Avery At 10:32 AM 03/26/03 -0500, you wrote: >So, Wim - > >As per my question addressed to Billy Ballard last week as to whether he >thought this current list arrangement was the best we might hope for, your >vote would be...YES? The problem that has brought this issue to the fore >is not the occasional OT post. It has been the tendency for some of these >topics, and subscribers, to overwhelm the "room", forcing some >participants to walk out. To be fair, some of the "noise" is not >ascribable to OT, but to overposting by individuals (comparable to how >loud they might be in your room) , or the nature of such posts (what they >have to say). > >David Skolnik, RPT > > >At 09:56 AM 3/26/2003 -0500, you wrote: >>In a message dated 3/26/03 8:40:56 AM Central Standard Time, >>davidskolnik@optonline.net writes: >> >>>I wonder how closely the above list conforms to the way others might >>>have categorized these subjects? >>>Presenting this data is in NO WAY meant to suggest judgement as to the >>>merit of these posts. Over the next few weeks, and even looking back at >>>previous weeks/months, it would be interesting to see how clearly (or >>>not) the lines defining technical relevance can be drawn. If there >>>appears to be some consensus, then a OT list, paralleling PIANOTECH, as >>>I described last week, might be a very viable option, yet, even on such >>>a list, I suspect there would still be the need to establish protocols, >>>to prevent it from deteriorating into chaos, or being usurped by the >>>more articulate or prolific subscribers. >>> >>>David Skolnik RPT >> >> >>For what it is worth, I look at this list as if we were all sitting in a >>room, discussing piano tuning and technology. But because we are also >>human, and all of us have outside interests, other topics might surface >>from time to time. As you found with your tally, the list is mostly about >>piano related topics. If an OT comes across once in a while, I don't see >>any harm in it. It is up to the individual to decide to participate in >>that topic. The delete button works wonders. >> >>Wim
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