Re: Off-Topic

From: redmopar99 (redmopar99@ntlworld.com)
Date: Thu Sep 20 2001 - 02:56:36 EDT


Yes

Aaron
1999 RC V6 4X2
"... if you're ahead of a Mopar in a
race, let up before you get to top gear.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin (MAGNUM S/T) Hoegen <kevinhoegen@email.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 8:05 PM
Subject: DML: Off-Topic

> 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
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>
>



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