What happened to people doing us the courtesy of putting "OT" in front
of their messages when they have nothing to do with boating? I
suppose I could continally fill my killfile with names and such, but I
don't see why it should be my responsiblity to keep the newsgroup from
"appearing" to be an actual *boating* newsgroup.
Could those of you who insist on posting off-topic messages please put
something in the subject (typically, "OT") to indicate it's not
related to the newsgroup.
Thanks!

On 9 Sep 2003 11:28:24 -0700, (werlax) wrote:

What happened to people doing us the courtesy of putting "OT" in front
of their messages when they have nothing to do with boating? I

The problem (well, part of the problem, anyway) is that some
newsreaders--notably Outlook Express--strips out the "OT" from the header.
That's why you'll often see one "OT" post, followed by an interminable thread
without the "OT."

Joe Parsons

suppose I could continally fill my killfile with names and such, but I
don't see why it should be my responsiblity to keep the newsgroup from
"appearing" to be an actual *boating* newsgroup.
Could those of you who insist on posting off-topic messages please put
something in the subject (typically, "OT") to indicate it's not
related to the newsgroup.
Thanks!

werlax wrote:
What happened to people doing us the courtesy of putting "OT" in front
of their messages when they have nothing to do with boating? I
suppose I could continally fill my killfile with names and such, but I
don't see why it should be my responsiblity to keep the newsgroup from
"appearing" to be an actual *boating* newsgroup.
Could those of you who insist on posting off-topic messages please put
something in the subject (typically, "OT") to indicate it's not
related to the newsgroup.
Thanks!

Gotta wonder why these people bring this stuff here.
It's like "I want to sharpen up my wrestling skills, so
I'm off to the tennis courts."

-- frosty

On 9 Sep 2003 11:28:24 -0700, (werlax) wrote:

What happened to people doing us the courtesy of putting "OT" in front
of their messages when they have nothing to do with boating? I
suppose I could continally fill my killfile with names and such, but I
don't see why it should be my responsiblity to keep the newsgroup from
"appearing" to be an actual *boating* newsgroup.
Could those of you who insist on posting off-topic messages please put
something in the subject (typically, "OT") to indicate it's not
related to the newsgroup.
Thanks!

An irony of rec.boats:

"The fastest way to generate an off-topic discussion is to post a
comment about off-topic posts."

Gotta' love it. )
noah

Subject: Off topic messages
From:

but I
don't see why it should be my responsiblity to keep the newsgroup from
"appearing" to be an actual *boating* newsgroup.

We took a vote, and it IS now your responsibility.

Capt. Bill

You didn't.

--
Steve

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What happened to people doing us the courtesy of putting "OT" in front
of their messages when they have nothing to do with boating?

Thanks!

I have to agree. Especially for political drivel. Not using OT simply
makes a mess for the rest of us to sort out.

Capt. Frank

werlax wrote:
What happened to people doing us the courtesy of putting "OT" in front
of their messages when they have nothing to do with boating? I
suppose I could continally fill my killfile with names and such, but I
don't see why it should be my responsiblity to keep the newsgroup from
"appearing" to be an actual *boating* newsgroup.
Could those of you who insist on posting off-topic messages please put
something in the subject (typically, "OT") to indicate it's not
related to the newsgroup.
Thanks!