DaveS wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
You know, the last time an elderly crank got so out of sorts
(pun intended ;-) about "on" versus "off" topic posts he
worked himself into such a tizzy he had to resort to posting
on alt.flyfishing.

Please, don't be going all Fred on us. This is roff, embrace
the chaos.

Oh I like chaos almost as much as you. But we are not the world.
I also like a healthy, robust membership because it produces more
interesting fly fishing content. And it's a fact that some of the
better content had traditionally come from people with less of an
appetite for chaos and political content than you, I, Dean, Dave etc..
Vive la différence. So . . .

Whats wrong with marking the ON TOPIC threads so folks can choose and
navigate? Its a no-cost potential improvement. Marking off topic
posts "OT" is something of a protocol, right? ...

On some newsgroups, sure, that's the convention. But on roff
nothing is considered OT. And if folks can't choose and navigate
among what they want to read as opposed to what they don't want
to read then they're probably not bright enough to survive here
anyway. cf Fred.

Kinda like posting
below . . . . I know how politely you react to top posting.

First The Loony, now you. I'm getting a little weary of the
hero worship I have to endure around here.

Its not like someone has changed the sand in the box to gravel, Why
not give it a few weeks?

Knock yourself out, I think it's silly but I know better than
to argue with someone who's as stubborn as a Dutch uncle.

--
Ken Fortenberry