Off-topic message confusion

[Jay West]

> Using the list as an alternative to Google, which "some" folks do, is
> violating the spirit of the purpose of CCTALK.  At least have the courtesy
> to take blatantly off-topic questions off-line (and SPECIFICALLY REQUEST
> that any off-topic answers go to private e-mail).

I am quite guilty occasionaly of using the list on things I should google 
for. But those things are definitely on-topic. Sometimes it's because I'm 
lazy. Sometimes it's because I get way too many responses from google to 
sift through. Other times it's because I'm trying to start up an on-topic 
conversation on the list in order to steer it away from an offtopic one 
currently in progress. Hint.

Jay