From: MJ Ray <markj+0104@...>
Date: 2001-04-30T07:40:09+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:14416] Re: Separating the wheat from the chaff.

Marc Butler <marc.butler@voyanttech.com> writes:

> I think this is a non-issue.  There is nothing to stop people
> subscribing to both lists.  People wishing to subscribe will need to
> accquire the mailing list manager address, the different lists can be
> listed there with a description of intent.
[...]

Here is another point: do you propose to split the newsgroup too?  If
so, it looks like you may not be successful in the vote and then you
would have a list/news integration problem.

> It is a problem for those of us who for one reason or another do not
> have access to threaded mail readers, but who wish to participate on
> the list and not the USENET gateway.  Filtering rules are also not
> available on all mail readers either, and typically need to be
> monitored for mis-fires.[...]

This does seem like "personal convenience" rather than any
philosophical point.  If your software does not provide the features
you require, change it rather than changing the rest of the world to
accommodate its deficiencies.
-- 
MJR