Hmm... Maybe a bit late, but here's my opinion about CB saying OT is meant for spam.
Take a look at the two largest sub-fora: General Discussion and Off Topic.
GD explains itself; GD is meant for discussion of Oddworld related topics.
As for OT, it is meant for topics which don't fit in GD, SF, OWH, FS&H, FC and OWRPG.
Got it?
Now for the meaning of Spam:
From
www.dicionary.com :
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spam
1. (From Hormel's Spiced Ham, via the Monty Python
"Spam" song) To post irrelevant or inappropriate messages to
one or more Usenet newsgroups, mailing lists, or other
messaging system in deliberate or accidental violation of
netiquette.
It is possible to spam a newsgroup with one well- (or ill-)
planned message, e.g. asking "What do you think of abortion?"
on soc.women. This can be done by cross-posting, e.g. any
message which is crossposted to alt.rush-limbaugh and
alt.politics.homosexuality will almost inevitably spam both
groups. (Compare troll and flame bait).
Posting a message to a significant proportion of all
newsgroups is a sure way to spam Usenet and become an object
of almost universal hatred. Canter and Siegel spammed the net
with their Green card post.
If you see an article which you think is a deliberate spam, DO
NOT post a follow-up - doing so will only contribute to the
general annoyance. Send a polite message to the poster by
private e-mail and CC it to "postmaster" at the same address.
Bear in mind that the posting's origin might have been forged
or the apparent sender's account might have been used by
someone else without his permission.
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Spam isn't just any off topic message. It's an unwanted, unrelated, illogical message/topic, which is always a pain in the arse of most forumpeeps. Spammers should be killed.
Okay, the last thing was a joke.
