Author: Chessfun
Date: 21:19:57 12/03/00
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On December 03, 2000 at 23:46:22, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On December 03, 2000 at 23:27:03, Chessfun wrote: > >>On December 03, 2000 at 19:59:59, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>At the suggestion of others, yes. IMHO, I would have no problem in deleting >>>_every_ off-topic post that shows up. But the general consensus is that that >>>is not what is wanted. >> >>I agree that the general feeling regarding deleting off-topic is that >>it was not wanted. And it was all made fairly clear during the election >>as to the candidates views on the subject. >> >>>Which is also fine by me... The headache is getting >>>yelled at by _both_ sides... (a) don't delete that.. (b) why in the hell >>>didn't you delete that. Etc... >> >>Personally I think the level of toleration is similar to how you have stated >>your views as being. That if it is left to fade then it's ok. But if you >>are contributing in these off-topic posts such as the current one which has >>been going on far to long, then your policy as stated by you isn't what you >>practice. >> >>Sarah. > > >What policy is not what I practice? I ignore more off-topic posts and take >no action unless asked to. I occasionally participate in one. By participating yourself how can the thread die?. which is what you have previously wrote. >Occasionally >a normal thread diverges into something that is interesting to me. IE Beowulf >and distributed computing, or vector computing, or computer architecture, or >operating systems, etc. Maybe, but I can't see the current thread on "The Truth about how the US constitution works" turning into anything related to any subject that should be on this board. Nor into something on-topic that you may find interesting. I'm sure you have views on the subject of the US constitution as we all likely do. But IMO you should be setting an example by staying out of off-topic threads. >I tolerate off-topic as that seems to be the general wish of the members. I >participate in them when they are interesting. As I have said before, when I >was elected to be a moderator, I was _not_ suddenly removed from the normal >membership role, IMHO... As I said above. There is no doubt the US election and resulting constitutional questions and issues of ballot preparation are interesting. But they are so far off-topic and such an open ended argument that the resulting posts clearly from the first one of the thread would not simply die. If threads such as this continue we will only end up with more and more. I could make many posts on topical Canadian subjects, Quebec (there's a goodie) the Canadian election, even Elections Canada and could work any of those subjects into the above thread, especially elections Canada. But where does it end. If I want to post on those subjects I'll go elsewhere, the same applies here to these off-topic subjects. What is the policy, either it exists or it don't. From what I read there is a fine line and that line is one only known to you. I see no other moderators voicing an opinion on the subject. Sarah.
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