OT like a mutha Was: RE:[Shotimes] Sad, really

David P jpotter8@bellsouth.net
Mon, 18 Nov 2002 14:21:54 -0500


I think he was commenting on the level of sadness.

I'm going to bed. Enough of this foreplay.


David P

95MTX



~
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian Fisher" <ianf@eden.rutgers.edu>
To: "'Michael S Wojton'" <Mike.Wojton@owens-ill.com>
Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 13:57
Subject: RE: RE:[Shotimes] Sad, really


> No, its "sad, really". Read the subject.
> 
> :(
> 
> Ian
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Michael S Wojton
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 1:21 PM
> Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: RE:[Shotimes] Sad, really
> 
> 
> That's pretty sad.
> 
> 
> Mike Wojton
> '95 MTX
> Toledo, Ohio
> shomike@tri-statesho-svt.org
> 
> K&N sans silencer cone
> SHO Shop Y-pipe
> 
> "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
> 
> ------------------( Forwarded letter 1 follows )---------------------
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 12:55:53 -0500
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> From: Ron.Nottingham[nottingham]@alltel.net
> Sender: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: RE:[Shotimes] Sad, really
> 
> He's not going to get away from any OT stuff over there, either.
> Someone has already posted several times today on TechSHO about non-tech
> stuff, but it was about a SHO, anyway.
> 
> Some OT is OK, all OT is not.  I have seen some really great mail lists
> dry up and disappear because of it being "too formal" and not allowing
> any banter.  I have also seen some great mail lists die because of all
> OT posts.
> 
> Sad to say...  You guys/gals have me until there is nothing left of my
> SHO
> :-)
> 
> Ron N. - Dalton, GA
> 90 SHO
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael S Wojton" <Mike.Wojton@owens-ill.com>
> Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 12:40 PM
> Subject: RE:[Shotimes] Sad, really
> 
> 
> > No offense intended here David, but you're a big contributor to the 
> > "dragging the conversation out for weeks" thing.  Not that there's 
> > anything wrong with that.  ; )
> >
> >
> > Mike Wojton
> > '95 MTX
> > Toledo, Ohio
> > shomike@tri-statesho-svt.org
> >
> > K&N sans silencer cone
> > SHO Shop Y-pipe
> >
> > "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
> > ------------------( Forwarded letter 1 follows )---------------------
> > Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 12:34:03 -0500
> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > From: David.P[jpotter8]@bellsouth.net
> > Sender: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > Subject: [Shotimes] Sad, really
> >
> > I have really enjoyed the SHOtimes mailing list over the last few 
> > years,
> but
> > off topic discussion has become too much of a problem for me. I don't 
> > mind
> a
> > little banter among friends, but this is a rather large group of 
> > friends,
> and
> > the banter is nowhere near "little". Too many people are 
> > double-sending message, cross-posting to TechSHO, and holding long, 
> > drawn-out
> conversations
> > that don't pertain to SHOs or our relationships. I've never cared that
> someone
> > asks about different cars, but the conversations go on for weeks, and
> another
> > 100 messages are added because of it. On every other list I subscribe 
> > to,
> the
> > same thing happens, except the responders talk off-list to keep from
> flooding
> > everyone else with unnecessary emails. I have not seen the list owner
> keeping
> > after this, so I assume it is considered acceptable now. 
> > Unfortunately, I
> no
> > longer have the interest to constantly keep after my filters (so few
> people
> > here put OT in the subject line). 40% of messages being OT on a daily
> basis is
> > unreal and unbearable for a list of this size. I am unsubscribing from
> 
> > SHOtimes. Anyone that wants a good, SHO-related discussion can find me
> 
> > on TechSHO as long as the OT cross-posting is kept to a minimum.
> >
> > Which reminds me: TechSHO was opened to allow for SHO-only discussion.
> 
> > Why
> are
> > we getting OT cross-posting? I won't name any names, but I received 
> > FOUR
> of
> > the same OT message, from the same person. They posted twice (for
> insurance?),
> > and posted to both SHOtimes and TechSHO, so I got four emails. That is
> nuts.
> > Nuts seems to be the norm lately. I'm not a squirrel.
> >
> >
> >
> > David P
> >
> > 95MTX
> >
> >
> >
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