The list is like a social network ....people connected by their love for IT related stuff.

But they are human beings and they are also interested with other things and needs.

When we need something we search for it...where else do you search,if its not around the people you value their opinion?

That is why guys ask for internship,they can advertise whatever they are selling,ask about tyres,discuss about samurai jack etc.

All those offtopic stuff sometimes make the list interesting.Too much technical stuff can sometimes get boring.

We can get the best of both worlds the technical and appreciate the social value we derive from the list.

Alternatively we can change the format,as suggested by John Doe.So off topic threads are labeled as others.




On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 12:38 AM, Gituma Nturibi <gnturibi@gmail.com> wrote:
ever heard the statement "don't throw out the baby with the bath
water" ?that looks likw what's happening here. Due to some bad apples
a lot of positive stuff is being thrown out..

On 08/12/2009, MotoBaridi <motobaridi@gmail.com> wrote:
> IMO,
> Regulation will kill this forum. Techies are prone to OT rantings and
> ramblings.
> An example is Slashdot.org. open  Any post on slashdot and you'll
> immediately notice numerous OT remarks and discussions. The unexpected
> result is that many interesting - but barely related or totally unrelated  -
> child discussions are spawned within the main topic. Eg, any discussion
> involving lasers is almost guaranteed to spawn comments/remarks about
> sharks.
> End result? An extremely lively discussion, with very many  INTERESTING
> diversions. single discussions spawning 600, even 800 comments on slashdot
> are not uncommon.
> Users LEARN many new things in the process. LEARNING is what most of us are
> here for.
> If we are to start dropping anything "OT" (depending on what definition of
> OT is agreed upon), we shall realize just how narrow IT really is. Granted,
> IT is a wide field, but we cannot have purely IT posts - at least not enough
> to sustain much daily interest in the forum anyway.
> NEMA Anti-Noise Laws? OT. Engine Performance Tuning? OT. End of the World /
> 2012? OT. Ukambani Anti-Gravity? OT. Fraud at Old Mutual? OT. Alternative
> Fuel? OT. NCC 45* Slanting Roof Law? OT.
> Besides, the forum is to some extent self-moderating - really OT posts
> (abortion ? ) are ignored, while INTERESTING posts get all the attention.
> Posters figure out what is / is not OT based on the replies generated, they
> learn.
> Lets not be too hasty here.
>
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> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 6:18 PM, Lmwangi <lmwangi@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> A few folks have noticed the downward trend of thread quality on the
>> forum.
>> To increase the S/N ratio of this mailing list, the admins have decided to
>> start moderating threads that do not match the rules posted at
>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94. This will start taking
>> effect as of midnight tonight EAT. Banned/moderated users will be listed
>> in
>> a topic under the same forum. Essentially, if your post is
>>
>>  - Not IT centric,
>>  - Offtopic
>>  - SPAM
>>  - Obscene
>>  - Work positions/Product ads and solicitations
>> You'll probably incur the wrath one of the admins ( and of khan:) ).
>> Please refer to the forum thread as these rules are amended occasionally.
>> Regards,
>> Laban
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