Date:         Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:39:23 -0800
Reply-To:     jon <jon@KENNEKE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         jon <jon@KENNEKE.COM>
Subject:      Re: OFF TOPIC! Re: XM and Sirius announce merger
Comments: To: "Dan W." <gutlesswonder@COMCAST.NET>
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I agree that the Linux discussion was way off topic (and I am a big Linux
user/fan).

However, I stronly disagree with you on your opinion that satellite radio
is off topic. Do you also consider discussions of speakers and "stereos"
off topic? Those discussions happen all the time. Do you consider dual
battery discussions off topic? I have gleaned very useful information from
all of the above discussions.

You have many options in this matter. You could start your own list, and
moderate it yourself. You could also unsubscribe to this list. Or,
probably, the better solution would be to use filters and the delete key,
as has been already recommended.

RVC: Has anyone ever had a magnetic mount satellite antenna "fly off" a
Vanagon?

Jon (gotta go add some Slick 50 to my oil. I hear it gives me %200 better
gas mileage)

;)

On Tue, 20 Feb 2007, Dan W. wrote:

> Why am I being attacked for wanting to be able to use a mailing list that
> isn't cluttered with off topic information? Why do I have to spend my time
> reading headings and filtering? As a list user, I personally would rather
> not spend time filtering off topic messages. I do though because I have to.
> What you are referring to is not "my way", it is the way I understand the
> list is supposed to work as outlined in the welcome message we all received
> upon joining the list. You say "let the moderator do his job". Hmm seems not
> to long ago the moderator was doing his job in regards to the whole off
> topic "Linux" discussion. That was only a few weeks ago and some still
> choose to disregard what the moderator had to say in that whole mess. That's
> fine, I'll keep deleting, filtering, whatever. It was just a plea on my
> part, to try to keep things less cluttered and more useful/ pertinent.
>
>
> > almost one thousand of the rest of us how we should do it your way.
> >
> > Robert
>