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Subject:RE: a suggestion for the list From:"Lauren" <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net> To:"'John Posada'" <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com>, "'Bill Swallow'" <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:42:12 -0800
I have a subscription to the naughty room, it's techwr-l-chat or some such,
but nobody posts to it and I don't remember the email address for it, so I
don't post to it either. But a mention of the OT list could be good.
There's also the techcomm list.
Lauren
> -----Original Message-----
> From: techwr-l-bounces+lauren=writeco -dot- net -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lauren=writeco -dot- net -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> ] On Behalf Of John Posada
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 10:36 AM
> To: Bill Swallow
> Cc: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Re: a suggestion for the list
>
> Bill...that's no fun. People don't want to rant off in an
> obscure room where
> the only people who will hear are other ranters.
>
> When someone rants, they want to get the maximum effect with
> the widest
> possible audience. By definition, that's where they aren't
> supposed to do
> it.
>
> John Posada
>
> On 2/19/08, Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> >
> > Can the off-topic list address be published in the footer of list
> > messages? This way if folks feel the need to go on a side rant they
> > have the correct address at which to do so right at their
> fingertips?
> >
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