Folks,
The group is barely three days old, and I've already had complaints about other members, plus Chris's message calling for moderator involvement. Time for a quick moderator intervention.
I'm not a fan of heavy moderation, so I don't want to get into banning people, having to mediate between warring factions, or unilaterally deciding that I've had enough of a thread, and locking it. Anyone who's on either RSGBTech or RSGBWorkshop will know that heavy moderation can be pretty unpopular and heavy on the inbox!
Solutions:
To anyone not interested in a deluge of emails - there are two handy featuires of Groups.io - Switching to a Digest (groups of 12 messages), or a Daily Summary - You can switch to these here: /g/HamChat/editsub
To anyone not interested in a particular thread, then there is an option to "Mute" a thread at the bottom of each email. This is a very effective way of turning off something you're not interested in.
To anyone interested in starting an off-topic thread... consider whether this is the right group for it. If in doubt, tag your post with a hashtag of #OffTopic, so others can mute it easily if needed.
I'd also suggest that we all try to get into the habit of starting new topics if there is a gear-change mid-thread. Again, this gives the option for people to mute off-topic discussion.
Personally, I tend to agree with Chris that the spirit of this group should be to discuss the future of the hobby, not to try to reignite old gripes that date back to the 1980s. There are better corners of the Internet to do that.
Finally - play nice, and please try to be respectful of others.
Thanks all,
Pete M0PSX
Pete M0PSX