But seriously, apart from posts by Luis Reyes,
>David Bircumshaw and Dominic Fox most of the discussion on this list has
>taken the form of small talk, which is fine. But that wld seem to be more
>appropriate for backchanneling, also.
When you enter a new list you enter a living room full of people who've
come to know each other and share expectations about each other's
reactions. Most of the serious discussions--and some of them have been very
fine, and, for me at least, very informative--arise from the casual banter.
As a newcomer before deciding what's appropriate you might want to do a
couple of weeks of lurking.
Mark
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