Mumia W.. wrote: [...] > I think that it's best to state a policy against off-topic posts, but > any enforcement is not a good idea. > [...]
This sounds very sensible. Start at the root of the problem and have a stated policy so that everyone knows where they are. Without a policy, there will always be disagreement about what constitutes OT and what is, or is not, acceptable. > > The best way to deal with the OT posts is for someone to, from time to > time, remind people in an OT thread what the list policy is. Yes, no need to be heavy-handed, just point them politely in the right direction. > > Also, I believe that the convention of putting [OT] in the subject line > has tremendous value, and the policy might make mention of that > convention. The policy might also mention other tags eg [SOLVED]. -- Chris. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
