Age cutoff, was: Recommendations for operating system

[Kevin Handy]

Evan Koblentz wrote:

>>>>>As far as I'm concerned, those are both far more on-topic than worrying
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>to the list about online plagiarism
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>You're correct in relative terms, but as many people noted, we're all here
>because we chose to be on the on- and off-topic list.  So I wasn't saying
>that I mind the off-topicness, I was just replying to Choctaw Bob's original
>comment that "I think that this just squeaks in as being on topic."
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Instead of creating complex lists or rules of what's
on-topic, why not just state that this group isn't
intrested in Microsoft Windows, as that OS is
already covered by numerous other newsgroups.
That seems to be the main one being placed OT.

Then specifying that "old" hardware and other
"old" software is on-topic, unless likewise barred.

It would be easier to create an opt-out list instead
of an opt-in list. When Microsoft Windows becomes
an abandoned project, then its opt-out status could
be reviewed.