Paul after Mark:
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Every one subscribed to this list has can configure his/her profile
not to receive "OT:" threads.  The members of the list have been
very good in labeling "OT:" subject matter as such.  I don't think
there is a need for a moratorium.

In addition, I think its very unlikely that anyone in this list will
be able to persuade anyone else to change their vote.

Regards
Paul Christidis

> ........... , I suggest
> a voluntary moratorium on all "politically related" messages.
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Above leads me to make a rare pop-up and suggest a variant:

I expect many like me consider the scientific, technical, and etc.
"OT:" posts to be a valuable part of the list (if we ever find
time to read it these days).  But even without beginning to have
time to think of gathering statistics, off the top I would guess
that in the last weeks there have been some days where the political
"OT:" approached if not exceeded 90 percent of total traffic.

While I hate to ask the long-suffering and patient keeper of the
list to do any more work, given the recent state of the list I
propose a separate OT category:  "POT:";  for "Political OT", of
course.  Then people who want to continue that struggle can do so
at whatever smoking level of high they desire;  while others can
decline just "POT:" while still receiving "OT:".  Given the number
of other categories that were created long ago, and gauging the
percentage of POT traffic recently, a separate category just for
POT seems eminently justified;  and seems like it would solve all
facets of the problem....  providing of course that posters are
careful to always preface POT posts with "POT:".

For your consideration...

Ken Sletten

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