Not all questions can be answered from the archives (which has it's own
issues anyway).  Much data in the archives are, to an extent, obsolete.
When I ask questions to the list I usually have a rationale for it and I'm
not just ignoring the valuable, archived data.

On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 8:23 AM, Benoit <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote:

> Much as been discuss, here or elsewhere for that mater! People just don't
> search...
>
> And yea, who need off-topic content? There is other forum / mailing list
> for that.
>
> Ben
>
>
> Chris S wrote:
>
> Interesting... there were some recent comments that the list has
> improved over the years.  I certainly think there's much less flaming
> and more actual discussion going on, even if off-topic stuff has been
> rather rampant.
>
> 2008/12/19 Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca> <huotb@videotron.ca>:
>
>
> I understood that 1 year ago... this list is getting down the drain.
>
> I still come lurk once in a wile just to read some childish and unrelated,
> irrelevant post.
>
> You did a good job!
>
> Thanks.
> Benhttp://www.benplace.com/
>
> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:01:02 -0800, Jim Arnott <jr.arnott@GMAIL.COM> <jr.arnott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>
>
> Okay, this isn't fun anymore.
>
> The "Charter" is gone. The footer is gone.  Moderation is gone.  Quote
> full digests if that's what blows up your skirt. Top post, bottom post
> or middle post to your heart's content. Discuss Fords, Priuses, John
> Deere tractors, cell phones or the likelihood of there being life on
> the moons of Saturn 24/7 if that where the conversation leads you.  If
> you all feel that you want moderation, I can offer a couple of
> personnel recommendations, but that's for all of you to decide. It
> just ain't me babe. I have had enough.
>
> David, hard drive space and CPU power ARE cheap.  Flying from coast to
> coast to install them costs a bit more and Tom, who still has
> possession of the hardware has been more than a little difficult to
> contact. I have more that enough retired hardware to rehost, but to do
> so requires gerry's hard drive(s) to capture the archived data and for
> the Listserv package. There has been off list discussion about
> replacing gerry, but without actually HAVING gerry, it is difficult to
> proceed. If there are folks that want to pursue this avenue, please do
> so. I have nothing to offer the discussion except rack space and pipe.
> (Which is the original offer that got me into this silly predicament.)
>
> I will continue to approve requests to subscribe to the list (since
> there's no one else who can until gerry gets freed from Tom
> Carrington's closet) and I will send the how to unsubscribe link to
> those who ask. I will moderate or remove subscribers who escalate
> flame-fests to the level of Godwin's Law but that is it. Complaints
> will go into the bit bucket for electron recycling.
>
> Be nice to one another.
>
> Jim
>
>
>

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