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Re: List quality (was insulting whatever)



Daniel Sokolow rather accurately wrote:

> Actually, Conan, the list messages break down as follows
>
> 25% - RAIN articles
> 15% - Me too responses
> 5% - Useful information
> 5% - Spam offering sexual bliss and/or thousands of dollars working from
> home
> 50% - Messages from Don Saklad complaining about paper clip abuse at the
> Boston Public Library

It doesn't have to be as bad as this. For example, I customized my Netscape to automatically delete
anything from both Saklad and Paul Knobel, so I never see their dung anymore. Also, I don't know
what RAIN is, but I know what SPAM is -- (Self-Promotional Advertising Mail) -- and IMHO, RAIN =
SPAM. I delete all RAIN unread, but I do it manually. I'm not quite ready to add Kurilecz to
Saklad/Knobel, because sometimes, away from RAIN, he has something interesting to say. But don't
push me, Peter!    ;->

Cheers!

Eric

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