On Sun, 5 May 2002, [iso-8859-1] jill jill wrote: > The problem with this list is if some one new who can > contribute to the topic on this list who knows what > they are talking about. > They do not want a moderated list nor do they want to > wade though Jims spam. > Can we drop Einstein from the list? > Yes I know how to filter, but why should we all have > to download his spam.
At least they're short. I use pine, so I only have to hit the 'd' key when looking at the index on each message to ignore. It's an exceptionally quick filter. Compared to the time it takes to reply to even this message, it's insignificant time (5 seconds for 40 messages some times). Banning one person allows you to ban any person. Freedom depends on responsiblity, so those who don't seem responsible but aren't actually doing any harm need to be tolerated. Ignoring a problem doesn't make it go away, but it prevents worse problems in the long run. It's kind of like meditation. There are lots of bothersome noises when you are trying to concentrate on something. Ignore the noise, and just concentrate on the signal. Patience, persistence, truth, Dr. mike
