From: "Randy Thayer"
> I have filters and folders set up and frankly it's working fine for me. I
> don't see what the problem you're having is, besides maybe taking
exception
> to something you're reading in the OT discussions.  To me, it's sort of
like
> when people complain about the content on tv. Just don't read it. Send it
to
> the trash and be done with it.
> I have personally and professionally benefited from the off-topic
> discussions and been uplifted and enlightened by the humor on HP3000-L.

How do I say this? I don't think this is about filtering out OT discussions
or not. It is about how the list has changed over time since the HPe3000
announcement. Gradually, there has been less and less to talk on the HP
side, I guess. It didn't happen all at once. I suspect most people,
including Gavin, have enjoyed the OT discussions in the past, but they
really have taken over the list in a negative way, with people getting cut
down by other people all the time. A lot of anger there is, just under the
surface, but it doesn't seem like it has been much under the surface lately.

I don't know what the solution is, but the suggestion of having a seperate
OT list for those who want to continue in that vein just might work.

Tom Hula
Victor S. Barnes Company

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