Re: How much of this list deals with JD Salinger?
Emily Friedman (bananafish_9@yahoo.com)
Mon, 07 Dec 1998 14:16:08 -0800 (PST)
> this is where the OT tags and *accurate* subject lines become so
useful.
> if i'm checking my mail in a hurry i can skip through all the trollop
> easily, because the subject line tells me what's in the mail. for
> instance, i didn't read any of the ayn rand (sp?) thread, because it
> doesn't interest me at all.
>
> this is why i'm sending out a plea: please, please please name
threads as
> accurately as possible, and use the OT tag liberally. if it's not
related
> to salinger or his writing, put it in. if in doubt, put it in anyway.
> there is no problem with off topic posting; it's something you will
get in
> *any* online forum. the problem is when it masquerades as on topic
posting
> and *decieves* you into reading it. what a terrible way to found a
> relationship...
>
> (lover of off-topic threads, but not when they aren't labelled
properly)
>
> :helena kim
>
> helena at netsoc dot tcd dot ie
> 'the church is near, but the road is icy.
> the bar is far, but i will walk carefully.'
> - russian proverb
I'll try to do that in the future, but sometimes you begin discussing
a Salinger topic and you end up going way off topic unintentionally.
-Liz Friedman
>
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