From: Jonathan Boos (acfarer@cox.net)
Date: Thu Jul 08 2004 - 11:28:55 PDT
Here we are babbling on about why someone has left and analyzing his
decision to death. Please note that ALL of this is OFF TOPIC. The very
reason he left. We all know that some don't mind the segues and digressions
and some do. Let it go already.
Jonathan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Soar" <billy_ruffian@fireflyuk.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] why I choose to unsubscribe
> On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 11:56:34 -0500, Charles J. Miller <nsaamiller@nvc.net>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Yes, I can delete the off topic threads. But, I have only so much time
> > to
> > devote to reading my email. Wading through dozens of useless messages
in
> > the hope of gleaning something helpful wastes my most precious
commodity.
> >
>
>
> A convention that has grown in another forum to which I subscribe is to
> include the words OFF TOPIC or ON TOPIC in the subject line and this seems
> to work about 80% of the time. the forum is devoted to a somewhat
> idiosyncratic make of British car, the Bristol and the forum contributors
> can perhaps also be described as idiosyncratic. The problem of off topic
> postings (some of which are well worth reading) has been recognised and
> the reader gets a chance to skip or look at those contributions that bear
> an "OFF TOPIC" flag.
>
> Would it be appropriate to adopt the same convention here?
>
> Best regards, Rob
>
> 1954 Ferret Mk2/5VHF
> and a small amount of cash from selling a couple of cars looking for
> another MV!
>
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