*sigh*

[badstar]

If you're going to make an off-topic post to a mailing list, just make it "off-topic" already. Off-topic posts marked as such don't often bother me unless they're in danger of dominating the list in question.

But for the love of Bob, mark them "off-topic" already. What's up with this "possibly off-topic" nonsense? I mean, if the post is borderline it's one thing. (Trying to think of a good example and failing.) but if the post is of a completely and utterly different topic than the list encompasses and you happen to be posting it because it might be of interest to a few people...just say so: "This is off-topic but I thought it might interest some of you" or something to that effect.

/rant

Comments

[ursus-of-unrv.livejournal.com]

fucking-a-right!

[chironcentaur.livejournal.com]

If you hadn't said something, I was tempted to. And though I may have responded to her attempts at conversation, I agree with you that its not something I see a need to discuss on this list.

[ursus-of-unrv.livejournal.com]

Let's complain to the moderator!

... oh, wait ...

[chironcentaur.livejournal.com]

Yeah, something tells me that will do no good. :-P

[needa.livejournal.com]

I done the "possibly off-topic" thing once. A medieval recreation list (SCA), where I was making a blatantly commercial offering of a trio of highly medieval recreation knives. Commercial, but not too far off. I phrased it that way because I really wasn't sure.

And got told in on uncertain terms that it was on topic.

Sometimes people really just aren't sure. I'm guessing that this case is more the lack of clue and lack of ability to absorb said clue?