Tom et al:
A reasonable response. I actually hadn't considered the "metered mail"
scenario; now I see MJB has set up another site for WTC mail, which further
compliments the arguments against having that discussion here.
I did not object to the 70's thread, by any means -- however, last week I
did feel people had the right to vent about the WTC on this list. There are
lots of elements to this attack that need to be examined in the light of
day, so I think the discussion is unavoidable.
Rant mode *off.*
===
Martin Secrest
73 GT6 (driver)
72 TR6 (weekender)
Arlington, VA
>
> I can think of a number of reasons why off topic posts are
> discouraged. The efficiency of the internet as medium of discussion
> goes right down the toilet when messages are posted in the wrong
> place. It's reduces your own personal efficiency when you're
> searching things you want to read and things you _must_ read.
>
> You probably know that some folks are on "metered" service where they
> pay for what comes across the screen...wanted or not. And we need to
> remember that this is an international list. Being pro-western is not
> a requirement for subscription.
>
> That said, I was *extremely* tempted to join the WTC discussion going
> on here in the last few days. As a former Manhattanite this disaster
> has affected me deeply. Because it is "an event of the highest
> (inter)national crisis" there were undoubtedly more off topic posts
> on internet lists, newsgroups, etc., than ever before. Human nature I
> suppose. People who are on lists and newsgroups develop friendships
> and want support in times like these.
>
> We can be forgiven for this, I would think. Setting aside all the
> reasons I've listed above for not posting off topic messages, the
> compelling reason for *my* not extending the WTC discussion is because
> I needed to come here to escape for a while. I needed to think about
> something else for a time. There are probably others like me.
>
> And too, the light-hearted "Ssooo '70s, man" thread is actually a
> continuation of the WTC thread. It's just gone underground. :-)
>
> Cheers!
> Tom O'Malley (no relation to "Wolfer")
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