Many have left this list for that reason, many come and stay here for that
reason. the fact is, you're not the list owner or a moderator so in effect
you're doing the same thing you're crying about and it won't do a darn bit
of good. If those in charge of the list want to let it go, it's not for you,
or me to say but we have every right to leave, delete messages we don't
like, send messages with off topic in the subject line to the junk folder
with a mail rule, or however we want to handle it. I for one, stay because
interesting stuff does come up now and then though it is off topic, yet the
lists where that may be on topic generate so many messages I don't want to
read I won't join those lists. It's up to the list owners to do what they
want, not us and they've heard the same thing since I first joined this list
I believe, at least in 2000 so no one's going to get that changed now. Mail
rules are wonderful things though, there's some subjects I have sent
straight to junk because I don't even want to know they exist. I know
several who have any subject with off topic or OT in the subject line
deleted before they see them and it takes care of about 95% of the problem.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: Off Topic!!
> Hi all,
> Now, some of you won't like this, but I don't care.
> I echo Howard's email.
> How many times have I told Tom, when I wasn't on this list, to pass on =
> these same sentiments to the blind-hams list, and I appreciate that he =
> did, everytime I mentioned it.
> This is a ham radio list, *NOT* a technology list.
> Now, like all of you, I'm a blind computer user as well, and like all of =
> you, I have questions too.
> However, this list is only for ham radio things.
> So, what to do if we need to talk computers, and other technology?
> Well, there's the vicug-l list, for blind computer users.
> To subscribe, send a blank message to
> [log in to unmask]
> and follow the directions.
> Trippy, ac8s, who hopes yours and his, email box is only filled up with =
> messages from this list, dealing with blind-hams
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