[PRCo] Re: Interesting Items on eBay (grande finale)

[Donald Galt]

On 7 Jun 01, at 11:38, I wrote:
> 
> Off-topic threads tend to be self-regulating. They do not
> generally cause problems except in rare instances where they
> get out of hand. If that happens, the boom can be lowered.
> 

On second glance, this is too sweeping a statement. Most of us 
are aware of newsgroups rendered useless through being hijacked 
by a few malcontents with axes to grind.

However, I don't see any signs of that happening at PRCo at .

So, I'd revise the remark to say, "Given a degree of discipline within 
a group, off-topic threads tend to be self-regulating."

Don