On Being Off Topic

["Douglas R. and Julia R. Harris" <dharris@domain.elided>]

>Colin Talcroft wrote:  It seems silly to me (just an opinion) to get
too uptight about off-topic posts. Those who
don't want to read them can ignore them. . . .  Yes, Alfa Romeo should
remain the central theme, but we are all people with various interests
and various stores of knowledge.<

I agree.  Maybe some of you would say I need to get a life (thanks, but
I already have one -- job, wife, kids, soccer, Alfa), but I really enjoy
reading about understear, the origins of safety regulation, gauge
recalibration and oil viscosity.  Let's keep the rants to a minimum, but
if it's about our passion for cars and driving, let's not shear off all
the buds.

>Colin also wrote:  Also, just wanted to say that this is the only one
of several mailing lists I belong to . . .  that seems quick to go
off-list with replies. . . .  Seems to me that that deprives the group
of a rich portion of the discussion. . . .<

I agree.  Several queries have been posted and I don't get the benefit
of seeing the responses.

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