Anne Wilson wrote:
On Thursday 02 April 2009 03:09:29 Ed Greshko wrote:
> Well.... I still feel that sometimes this list is over used for topics
> that can better be discussed elsewhere.
>
The trouble with that argument is "Where is elsewhere?" This isn't an idle
question. I often give off-list help to very newbie users, and I'd love to be
able to tell them that there is a list somewhere where they won't get a rude
answer for asking sensible and civil questions.
One of the things that I do when faced with a question on a subject that
doesn't seem to really fit the lists I'm currently subscribed to is to
go over to
http://marc.info/ and see if there may be list of interest.
I look in the various archives and determine if it may be a better fit.
Then I subscribe and ask my question(s).
I have even stooped so low as to ask for off-line help when I felt the
level of discussion shouldn't be exposed/suffered by others...
Yet, keep in mind, that's just me....
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