somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 9/9/01 6:46 PM, the entity known
as Sushi transmitted the following from Sushi_at_ragingbull.com:
>
> ALL:
>
> Wow, there has been some interesting, if not lengthy Off Topic threads as
> of late.
>
> Here is an idea used on another site that I visit, that worked well
> concerning off topic threads.
>
> In the subject, you put an "OT:" before your subject.
>
> Of course, we must have [NTLK] as well.
>
> So "[NTLK] OT:" followed by the subject would work for Off Topic messages
> on this board.
>
> Simple, easy to use, and effective.
>
And also already the widely used convention on this list, I believe.
(As an aside, I see the occasional message with "AW:" on the front of the
subject. I've never seen that in all my years on the net. What does it
mean?)
- Eric.
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