On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 14:33:44 +0000 (UTC), (Paul
Tomblin) wrote in :

In a previous article, said:

In an unmoderated group like r.a.p., it is virtually impossible to stop
thread drift.

But thread drift isn't the only problem, it's threads that *start* as
political statements.

I classify OT posting as "thread drift." I understand that this is
an enlargement of the concept. shrug Stuff happens, especially
when dealing with humans.

That said, if anyone is serious about pursuing a new group for
whatever reasons, a description of the newsgroup creation
process for the Big-8 is available at http://www.big-8.org.

If the whole thread was a joke, then I grin, a bit. )

Marty