[Robotgroup] Posting Guidelines (was Funny for the day...)

[Vern Graner]

Leslie Filip wrote:
> Mr. Poo-Poo replies:
> 
> In other words it is OK to post anything that has to do with
<sarcasm omitted>

Essentially, correct. You may post what you like if you feel it is in 
keeping with the spirit of the group. :)

> And also [OT] is optional as long as whoever  
> is posting doesn't already get too many emails,

No, I didn't say that. The *quantity* of emails on the list has nothing 
to do with the appropriateness of the "OT" designation.

Simply put, posting sans an "OT:" prefix on the subject line has not 
been much of a problem in the past especially when the subject line is 
sufficient to indicate an "OT:" post.

The reason I brought up the quantity of emails was to point out that the 
low volume of mails here makes it easier to sort "wheat from chaff" 
thereby mitigating any perceived "damage" done by omission of the "OT:" 
designation.

Also, since the group has such varied interests, events, projects and 
personalities it might be hard to classify what precisely is "OT:". I 
would venture to say that we rarely have anything *completely* OT... The 
group has too much variety. :)

 > everyone else be damned?. I thought so.

I'm truly sorry if the posts without the "OT:" designation upset you.

If one person posts an opinion such as this, there are probably others 
who haven't posted but feel the same. I also looked carefully at some 
previous posts to see if I was being consistent (I *think* I am). I know 
there were discussions that went over things like thread hijacking and 
subject drift (two of my pet peeves!) but I didn't see much time devoted 
to OT posting. Frankly, it hasn't been much of a problem that I can 
see..? (others feel free to let me know one way or the other).

I really hope the people subscribed to the list have a good time and 
don't feel intimidated about posting their thoughts. When things go dead 
quiet once in a while on the list, I like to post something that might 
spark up a conversation.

As a matter of fact, I got into a chat conversation about whether or not 
the Propeller SPIN language was compiled or tokenized because of the 
cartoon so it did spark *some* tech discussion. :)

I want to encourage people to interact and share using this medium. I 
don't want anyone to second guess themselves on posting just because 
they fear it might not be "robotic" enough for us. If you're on the 
list, we'd like you to participate. If the participation is incorrect, 
we can provide guidance on posting as we go along.

Also, for anyone who is down on our friend "Mr. Poo Poo" for this series 
of posts, please put into perspective that everyone's time is valuable 
and he has every right to render an opinion on posts he feels may have 
wasted his time. Everyone has to make their own decisions as to the 
value of the lists to which they subscribe.

I hope this clears things up a bit? Calm, reasoned opinions and posts 
are welcome (as long as we don't deteriorate into flames). ;)

Vern

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