Re: OT Awesome win by Barack (Was OT McCain says no )

EM wrote:
TareeDawg <raytoby3@xxxxxxxxxxx> - Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:19:11 +1100:

To be completely fair, if a thread is marked OT, I see no harm in it.

So in your opinion this newsgroup is not really about classical
recordings but about anything villiage idiots, lonely city weirdos and
other nutcases wish to discuss as long as they mark their stuff OT? In that case I have to disaggree with you. This is a not a club for
political fanatics or a group therapy session for the socially
handicapped, but a usenet group and people should stick to its topic.
Besides, usenet has plenty of newsgroups where discussing politics is
on topic, just like there are groups for many other topics, probably
more than you and I can imagine.

EM
The analogy I prefer is that this Newsgroup is like a public park, where some bring their dogs to relieve themselves. When other goers raise their objections, the first group will protest that they have just as much right to be there as anyone else, and besides they have planted little red flags in their dogs' leavings, making it easy to avoid.

Extending a bit further: in both cases, the offending matter will soon be a-buzzing with flies.
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