What to exclude from TM backup?

So it looks like TM by default wants to include every volume mounted in its regular backups and I need to go in and specifically choose what NOT to back up. That's fine as I wanted to be sure it would back up my Lacie external as well as my internal HD. But it looks like by default it would back up the other 2 partitions on my TM drive. Does it make sense to backup from one partition to another essentially on the TM drive in addition to backing up my other drives or should I exclude those? One of those partitions contains my Tiger system clone, but I don't think I want a backup of a backup. Do I?

Does it make sense to backup from one partition to another essentially on the TM drive in addition to backing up my other drives or should I exclude those?
That would make little sense unless you're concerned about accidental deletion of a file/folder on those volumes. If not, then exclude those volumes.
One of those partitions contains my Tiger system clone, but I don't think I want a backup of a backup. Do I?
IMHO that would make even less sense, and it almost certainly should be excluded.
It's mostly a matter of common sense. A backup is 1) to protect against the possibility of a hard drive going bad. If the volumes in question are on the same drive as the TM backup, if the drive goes bad it's all gone, so there's little point in having TM back them up 2) to protect against accidental (or deliberate but mistaken) deletion of a file. If that's a concern, have TM back up the appropriate partitions.
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