- From: Arjun Ray <aray@q2.net>
- Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 17:26:16 -0500 (EST)
- To: www-html@w3.org
On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, Francis X. Speiser Jr. wrote: > [Nir Dagan:] > > 1. This is off topic for this list. > > I respectfully disagree. From http://www.w3.org/Mail/Lists.html : www-html (Archive) : This is the public mailing list for technical discussion : among those interested in enhancing the Hypertext Markup : Language (HTML) or building systems that support HTML. It is : explicitly intended for the collaborative design of new : systems, software, protocols, and documentation which may be : useful to the HTML developer community. Granted, it doesn't say "this is not an on-line help desk" or "this is not where people answer questions about problems with Netploder" or "this is not a source of free lessons in elementary RTFM", but I think it's pretty clear that subjects like how to get dropdown menus or scrolling tables to work aren't really on-topic. > As for off topic, why? The guy asked for help witrh HTML and why > it wasn't working, I think you should write the W3C, telling them that they have the description of this list all wrong. > I think it was a valid question for this list. While it's normal for discussions to be sparked by questions, if just questions and answers, rather than discussion, are what subscribers prefer these days - with, of course, the new staples of comprehensive quoting and jeopardy style composition - then I guess I'll have to either killfile more aggressively from now on or simply unsubscribe. -sigh-. Arjun
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