Serious Request For Moderation (On Topic)

I have a simple way of dealing with off-topic items that usually don't interest me (like musings about eBay or gun control)...it's called the <DEL> key. I don't let these tangents concern me as they eventually burn themselves out like an LED that one has connected directly to a 12v power supply. I've been on this list for, what, 4 years now. Everyone will have an opinion on any given topic. It's what gives the list some personality at the expense of some bandwidth. Time for a diversion. OK, let's bash Microsoft... Rich -----Original Message----- From: Ken Seefried [mailto:ken@seefried.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 10:53 AM To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org Subject: > Subject: Re: Serious Request For Moderation (On Topic) Here, here. Two months on the list, and from what I can see one third of the postings have consisted of rude, ignorant, childish, self-righteous people flaming (pro & con) about eBay, and one third of rude, ignorant, childish, self-righteous people flaming about gun control (pro & con). Barely a quarter of any of the traffic is actaully about classic computers. I might point out for those on the list that clearly enjoy that type of signal-noise ratio, there are *other* places where you can go to vent your spleen dedicated to the topics. Of course, now we'll get two weeks of the same people going back and forth about moderation, and how vitally important and relevant to the classic computer world their opinions about eBay & gun control are, with the associated escalation of insults and derision... Nevermind... Ken