Another fine example of caffeine withdrawals ;-)
-- Chuck Robbins '99 Dakota Sport www.intense99dak.com"Kevin (MAGNUM S/T) Hoegen" <kevinhoegen@email.com> wrote in message news:9oappr$577$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > Hello, > I dont wanna get off on a rant or anything but.....:-)..... > > I'd like to talk alittle about Off Topic. As you know Off Topic is the > opposite of On Topic, which are the majority of the topics covered by this > group. > When I think of Off topic, I think of non On topic items..for example if I > entitled my subject Off Topic, thereby labelling the enclosed message Off > Topic, then I propose that this is an example of a well defined Off Topic > message. However, if I entitle the meesage subject header Off topic, but > include information pertinant to the DML community...does this make it Off > Topic. > Some would say yes, some would yell Nay. > Another example would be to entitle all On Topic items as On topic thereby > avoiding the confusion which often occurs by posting Off Topic messages in > an On topic format. > Not to get off the topic, but if you have a response to my off topic > comments, should that response be posted in off topic format?? > What about a scenario in which there is no clear cut topic...would this mean > that the message is neither Off topic nor On topic...or does this represent > a unique set of circumstances in which the message is both Off and On topic. > When a DMLer complains about Off topic message, is this in fact an Off topic > message...and if so, should it be poisted elsewhere. One might argue that if > you are to post the response elswhere, noone would read it. Other might say > that noone reads those responses anyway. > I guess my whole point is that I don't have one...thereby making my message > a non topic. I'm unsure exactly where non topic fit as they are Off topics > nor are they On topic?? > > .....know what I mean :-) > -- > Kevin Hoegen > 99 Solar Yellow MAGNUM S/T CC > http://webpages.charter.net/khoegen > Flowmaster 3-chamber Dual outlet > Stillen RP w/Dual Hooker Euro tips > Quick-D TB/K&N Intake > 180 RS T-stat/Taylor wires/Autolite plugs > Centerforce II clutch > SpeedTweaks IAT adjuster...etc....etc > (add your link to my site: http://webpages.charter.net/khoegen/links.html ) > > >
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