[Scan-DC] Fire Hydrants and Other Off Topic Messages

[Benjy Messner]

This is a good approach.  We have a similar setup at my office that works
very well at both promoting discussion but not overwhelming the more
casual/specific reader.

On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 6:19 AM, John Bacon <scan-dc at djbitz.com> wrote:

> Alan and others,
>
> Maybe we could get a new list called Scan-DC-Chat for the off topic banter.
> I belong to another newsgroup and we normally start off in the main area
> and
> when it becomes off topic we move it over to the "CHAT" list.
>
> JOHN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Alan Henney
> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:33 AM
> To: Scan DC
> Subject: [Scan-DC] Fire Hydrants and Other Off Topic Messages
>
>
> Yes, Scan-DC is indeed moderated!  I've been mostly handling the list's
> administrative tasks and try not to get involved with content.
>
> I've seen the e-mail addresses join and drop from the list.  While the
> number of Scan-DC members has been roughly the same for years (last count
> was 548), more than a third have switched to the digest version.
>
> Messages that impact D.C. area scanner listeners is what we are all here
> for.  I agree with Jeff Holmes about thinking "outside the box" and at the
> same time would hope we avoid un-necessary or thoughtless postings.
>
> One of my pet peeves is single-line (or even single-word) replies to the
> list -- especially if they quote a chunk of text.
>
> Clicking REPLY as opposed to REPLY-ALL can make a huge difference.
>
> I understand the complaints about excessive off-topic chatter and hope we
> will all try to be good cyber neighbors!
>
> Alan
>
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