[R-390] Important! R-390 Non

[Bill Hawkins]

Minneapolis is getting hammered by storms tonight, so here's
one more thought:

We know what the AGC does in the R-390 series. When there's a
signal, the amplifiers reduce gain until the signal is at a
level that produces good audio. When there's no signal, you
get a lot of static. The static tells you that the set is
still working properly.

And so it is with a mailing list. When there's a signal, we
stay on that topic until it fades. When there's no signal then
there are random brain farts that appear on the list. Some of
them generate very long threads.

Bottom line: the people who want us to stay on topic should
keep the signal strength high enough to reduce the off-topic
stuff. If they want a list that goes dead when there's no
signal, let 'em subscribe to the VSS list (about 25 messages
per year, except when admin wanted to remove the list). This
is mostly a military list, and ancient wisdom says that there
is something wrong with the warriors when they quit bantering.

Regards,
Bill Hawkins

Passing a law to squelch the list when there is no signal is
as disconnected as the political correctness movement, and just
as damaging. Lots of intellectual stuff with no understanding
of its effect on people.