<HTML>In a message dated 3/26/03 9:33:15 AM Central Standard= Time, davidskolnik@optonline.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">So, Wim - As per my question addressed to Billy Ballard last week as to whether he tho= ught 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 i= s not the occasional OT post.  It has been the tendency for some of the= se topics, and subscribers, to overwhelm the "room", forcing some participan= ts to walk out.  To be fair, some of the "noise" is not ascribable to O= T, but to overposting by individuals (comparable to how loud they might be i= n your room) , or the nature of such posts (what they have to say). David Skolnik, RPT </BLOCKQUOTE> There can only be a conversation/discussion if more than one person particip= ates. If someone lists an OT, but no one participates, then the topic is dro= pped for a lack of responses. Part of the problem, as I see it, is that ther= e are some individuals on this list that want to, or feel they have to, resp= ond to every single topic that comes across. Some of these people have a nee= d to share their opinion with the rest of the world. The best way to limit, or even eliminate OT, is not to respond to it.  = If an individual feels the need, or absolutely has to, respond to an OT, tha= t person should do so  privately, and not on the list. (I might have do= ne that myself, so I will heed my advice from now on.) Wim  </HTML>