[Edu-sig] On and off-topic [was Re: Elegant copy-by-value]

[Jaime E . Villate]

On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 09:46:51AM -0500, Arthur wrote:

> PyGeo:
> "A dynamic geometry toolset written in Python"
> which in fact is a *selected* site in the subject area of geometry.
> Selected by whom, I don't know, but certainly not by me.
> Do I have some epectation of being treated as something more than a nuisance
> in a Python forum dedicated to education.
> Yes, I do.

>From my experience with Internet mailing lists I can tell you that even if you
are Mother Theresa, if you write too many off-topics subscribers will consider
you a nuisance and ignore you. But if you write interesting posts on the
list's topic, people will read them carefully even if you were John Doe.

Cheers,
Jaime