yeah....and:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Mark

Charles Bradley wrote:

>I second the motion. I guess if moderation is not possible, then we'll have to
>self police. An email that I post every now and then on this topic is below
>JT's.
>
>
>
>>I think Nick is referring to the large number of posts in recent times that
>>have not been even tangentially pattern related. The most striking example
>>of this is the C++ - Java communication thread. IMHO these sort of questions
>>are better sent to a different forum: not because those subscribed are not
>>able to answer them, but because the reason for subscription to this list is
>>to exchange ideas and information about pattern-based design.
>>
>>There has been some insightful, pattern-related discussions since I
>>subscribed, so I am keen to preserve the usefulness of the list.
>>
>>My 2c :)
>>
>>JT
>>
>>
>
><My canned email when the list gets too noisy>
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>I signed up on this list to discuss and watch discussion on J2EE
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>cb
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