Re: OT: Offlist vs Offtopic (was Re: Galactic Year: (was: Re: Reviving an old tradition))
| From: | Jeffrey Jones <jsjonesmiami@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, February 13, 2006, 22:18 |
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On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 02:19:18 +0100, Henrik Theiling <theiling@...>
wrote:
>Hi!
>
>Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> writes:
>> On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 16:49:21 -0500, Henrik Theiling
>> <theiling@...> wrote:
>>...
>> > Please remove the OFFLIST tag from the subject line when replying to
>> > this thread, since this is obviously onlist.
>> >
>> > Alternatively, if you want to send something OFFLIST, do not send it
>> > to the conlang list.
>>
>> I think there may a confusion evident between the terms Off List and
>> Off Topic.
>>
>> Off List means not transmitted via the list, whether it's on topic or
not.
>>
>> Off Topic means not related to conlanging, and is obviously only a
>> relevant marker if the message is sent via the list.
>
>And it should be noted that the filtering of off-topic messages only
>works if you use OT: (in words: 'oh tee colon') in the subject line.
>Exactly that. Any other tag is just a piece of text to the machine,
>and will not enable people of filtering.
>
>Anyway, in this case, I think the issue was probably using the Yahoo
>interface. It is well-known to cause trouble, and I think it was
>mentioned here, among other things, that it sent messages to the list
>although marked for private delivery.
>
>So I repeat myself: do not use the Yahoo interface. Use the email
>interface or the brown.edu interface.
The brown interface doesn't work! It sends private messages to the list!
Jeff
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