The reason "OT" is placed first in the subject line of an
off-topic post is so that users can easily filter or simply bypass
such posts.

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"Mike Marlow" mmarlowREMOVE windstream.net wrote:

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sphs.class64 gmail.com wrote:
Propaganda plus out of money.

BTW - not to sound like the newsgroup police but "OT" on these would
be nice. When you look at other groups the woodworkers are pretty
good about keeping the group tidy. Too much unlabeled off topic and
we will start looking lit rec.outdoors-rv-travel.

Not an invalid point at all, but at least the topic made it very clear what
it was about. Is there really a lot of difference between putting OT in the
header at that point? We all know that off topic stuff is going to show up
in a community like this, so we kinda just expect it to some degree. And...
to some degree maybe get frustrated by some of it. Personally, (fwiw), I
get a ton more frustrated by the guys that cross post to a zillion different
groups of whacko's and then we're inundated with some really crazy thinking
from fringe guys for a couple of weeks - but that's just my petty bitch.
Now - back to work and make some sawdust damnit!

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