Off topic question

[davewitley]

Just read the venting re the main list.  With a posting rate of 
nearly 200 a day I don't have a clue what you are talking about - 
I'm reading about 5-10 a day and I select by author and subject line 
(what else?).

The people here are uniquely qualified to answer one question, 
though: is it really any worse than it was in the past, especially 
at this time of year?

In August 2001 there was a huge ill-tempered thread on OTC, started 
by Naama G (not Amanar), about poor posting quality.  In 2002 the 
kvetching was mostly off-list and on MEG.  Last year, OTC was again 
the venue, the problem being compounded by the OOP surge.

I think probably the onset of the academic vacation in the USA has 
something to do with an (apparent) increase in vacuous posting.  
Some of the complainants may also find they have more time to get 
hot under the collar about posts that at other times they would have 
skipped.

I still think Hermione is our best guide: "Ignore, ignore..."

I didn't understand the FAQ category, either, BTW - it's nothing to 
do with the FAQs/FPs, then?

David