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It's kind of touch and go on this one. For the most part, OT posts are quickly downvoted and sometimes receive "this is not /(?i)VB|JavaScript|SQL/monks.org". Personally, I don't mind an occasional OT post so long as they are clearly labeled, infrequent, and made by someone who's been here a while.

I suppose the last point may irritate a few, but I don't want some anonymous monk posting, say, a Javascript question. Personally, I think that you've been here enough and have a strong enough reputation (and I'm not talking about XP), that I am more likely going to treat an honest request seriously.

It also might interest you to know that an off-topic section has been proposed before and vroom was rather interested in the idea. Perhaps there is hope?

Cheers,
Ovid

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In reply to (Ovid - OT Posts) Re: SQuirreL Monks by Ovid
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