From: "Lothar Frommhold" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:57:07 -0500
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] TOT I think my T21 is dead
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Hello to all:

Personally, I like the moderator's policy of (nearly) non-moderating. It 
has worked well in the past and there were virtually no problems anyway 
with this newsgroup. I also followed Dave's notices with interest as 
similar things are happening here with similar laptops. He said it was 
OT and it hit me at the (unfortunately) right time... I gladly accept an 
OT item every once in a while if there is at least some connection with 
this group's standard topics, for what it is worth.

Lothar

Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
> On 08/07/08 11:54 am, Dale A Cook thus wrote :
>>                                     Is this not os2wireless  & not  
>> wincrap  therefore should not here?  Is there a moderator or 
>> listowner  here ?????
> Dale, I am the list owner, and de facto moderator (though I tend to 
> moderate only in rare instances).
> 
> I have found nothing offensive in Dave's posting. There is no rule that 
> non-OS/2 operating systems not be mentioned, though the thrust of this 
> list is on wireless communications under OS/2 and eCS. Dave's problem 
> may have something to do with a networking card of some sort, and as the 
> list has been rather quiet of late (in fact, many OS/2-related lists 
> have been quiet these past couple of months), I didn't think there would 
> be much objection to a clearly-labeled OT thread.
> 
> If anyone else would care to send me PM concerning allowing OT 
> discussions in general and this one in particular, please feel free: 
> lgrosenthal AT the same domain as this list will get you straight to my 
> Inbox. I promise to be as objective as I can be, and as I count Dave 
> among my friends, I'm sure that if I asked him to move this thread to 
> eCS Technical or something, he would oblige. However, considering the 
> number of people subscribed to this list (200 or so in total) who may 
> have similar systems, I think Dave's experiences may be rather 
> informative, and I am currently inclined to allow this thread to 
> continue to its logical conclusion.
> 
> In the years since I started this list, I have only banned one 
> subscriber, and that after careful deliberation and private discussion 
> with those who had been personally "attacked" (flamed would not 
> necessarily apply). I took action only after repeated warnings and 
> private email asking this particular subscriber to soften his tone. His 
> threads were well OT, rarely having anything to do with wireless 
> networking (though they definitely involved eCS). My sole hesitation in 
> banning him (my knee-jerk reaction) was that I have specifically stated 
> that this is *not* a moderated list, and I feel it important when 
> providing a forum for discussion that those with something to discuss do 
> so without fear of censorship.
> 
> Thank you for your comments and concern, and I'll wait to hear from 
> others before I take any action.
>