From: ben_crowell@... (Ben Crowell)
Date: 2002-02-02T09:15:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Separate lists

It seems to me that this doesn't really solve the problem -- if there is
a problem.

If you're using google groups to follow the discussion, then you just
don't read threads that don't interest you. If the time delay in google
groups is unacceptable to you, then you can use a news reader.

AFAICT,
the only problem would be if you're using e-mail, but that's just a
nonoptimal way to get the list. Getting it via e-mail would still be
cumbersome if this proposal was implemented, and it would also make
the list more of a hassle for people who aren't using e-mail -- I can
already imagine the endless meta-discussions about whether such-and-such
belongs in [GUI] or [ANN] or...

I think the discussion might have died because most people didn't see
a problem. It's a blessing, not a curse, to have a big, active group of
people who post on this kind of list. The number of posts on this list
is typical for a successful mailing list or usenet group.