Discussion List Netiquette, Was: WTB: DEC PC04 Paper Tape Reader/Punch

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Roy J. Tellason wrote:
>> If the current line of discussion does not match the subject line,
>> then the message thread has been hijacked.  It is discourteous and
>> disrupting to other members of the community who might be trying to
>> follow the original subject.   How would you feel if you had started a
>> new subject only to later see the discussion taken in a different,
>> unrelated direction.
> 
> Also known as "topic drift",  and something I'd consider to be perfectly 
> normal in most situations where conversations are ongoing.  Three 
> words:  "Get over it."
> 
> The turns that some converstations have taken in here have been,  to me,  
> informative and entertaining and they're one of the reasons why I enjoy this 
> list to the extent that I do.

Same here.  I'd much prefer they drift than not drift.

Peace...  Sridhar