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Subject: [OM] OT : Off Topic Posts are drowning out content.
From: "O.C" <oben@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 12:11:32 +1000

I logged in this morning to download... 237 messages from the list.

How many were even remotely relevant? Maybe 20 to 30. How many were marked Off Topic? Hardly any. I think it pays to be courteous to the other list members. Seriously consider... is my mailing going to be of general interest? If not mark it as such with OT.

The other irritating thing is people who reply with one word answers and include the entire previous mailing without selecting what they are replying to.

Come on guys... everyone can do better than the past 24 hours.

This bunch of 237 included:

1. Travel to Cuba and Libya
2. Cats licking leather
3. Fish
4. Shipping with UPS versus FedEx
5. Cars
6. A huge thread: : [OM] Odd question, nothing to do with Olympus... NOT marked "OT"

My filter normally separates the OT stuff for later viewing or trashing. This huge mailing of 237 got through with more crap than I ever imagined possible.

OC

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