[PLUG] What is on-topic

Carla Schroder pluglist at bratgrrl.com
Thu May 30 18:02:23 UTC 2002


Then what is Plugtalk for? I come here for technical discussions, not rants 
and half-baked philosophy. The thread in question went way beyond drift, it 
was well into careen. 

Carla

On Thursday 30 May 2002 10:09 am, you wrote:
> The current discussion titled "Steve Duin's column of
> 5/21/02" is definately *on* topic. While the discussion ranges beyond just
> Linux, it is largely a discussion of Open Source (including Linux) vs.
> priorietary software in the schools and the economics and politics thereof.
>
> My feeling is that discussions like this are exactly what makes this list
> interesting! There are obviously a number of others who agree with me. I
> don't think we need a cadre of self-elected list enforcers who think it is
> their duty to complain about any thread in which they are not interested
> or is not about Linux without context.
>
> That said, I do think that a thread that is *completely* un-related to
> Linux or open source is fair game for complaints. Threads will drift and
> when they cross the line into territory that is completely unrelated to
> open source, then the courtious thing to do is to end the discussion.
> Threads purely about politics clearly fit this criteria.
>
> But, that said, I think that some thread drift is acceptable as long as
> either the thread returns to an on-topic status or ends fairly soon after
> it drifts off topic.




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