[WEB4LIB] OFF Topic

[Roy Tennant]

Every once and a while, a reminder is in order. To wit:

* If you think a message is off-topic it most likely is
* Labeling it as off-topic does not excuse it
* Despite this, only the Web4Lib Advisory Board decides what is 
off-topic or not
* Therefore, your best strategy is to simply post your question and wait 
for us, the Board, to call you on it
* If we do call you on it, you will indeed know you were wrong, and you 
will also know that another violation may result in as extreme a 
punishment as removal from the list

I repeat: allow the Web4Lib Board to decide what is off-topic or not, 
meanwhile, do your best to keep the discussion on track. Most of the 
3,200 subscribers will thank you for it. Thanks,
Roy

We take topic drift seriously here, which is partly why we can remain the

On Friday, March 1, 2002, at 03:57 PM, Ed Veal wrote:

> Is there anyone out there using the Vernon FTX Patron Self Checkout
> system? We are considering it and just curious.
>
> Thanks,
> Ed
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