Re: Re: Does this list need to ban OT posts???

["Vince" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> But sadly there's On-topic stuff getting tagged with [OT] that you
> miss if you filter.

Yes there is and every now and then when I have time I go through my trash
and read/browse the [OT] posts.

> If this was forum based then thread can just be moved by a mod.

And then I would miss most of the on topic threads because I would need to
browse thousands of messages which I don't have time for. For me email
lists
are read as they come in my mailbox.

> (And before anyone pipes up that the subject line can be changed in
> email - when you do that you don't then receive all the original
> messages before the subject line change).

That's where quoting comes in.

> There's so many good reason for moving to a forum-based community -
> not least of which is that it'll be 'google-able'.

Hey this is yahoo-able and there is still many reasons not to too.

Vince