Date:         Sat, 3 Jan 2009 12:19:31 -0500
Reply-To:     Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: List filtering thoughts
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <495EBE82.7040409@charter.net> (John Rodgers's message of "Fri\,
              2 Jan 2009 19\:25\:22 -0600")
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John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> writes:

> I subscribe to numerous lists. My best friend amongst them all is my
> delete key.

As I've said before, this list has the least amount of off-topic content
of any of the car-related lists I've ever been on.

What is the purpose of an email list?  Is it just to be a strictly
focused question and answer resource?  If so there are better
technologies, such as any of the wide variety of "knowledge base"
software systems.

I think lists like this are more than just knowledge resources, they are
a community of sorts and as such we need to allow (within reason) some
amount of more "social discussion".

Allan
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1991 Vanagon GL