On Fri, 28 Jun 1996, Monica Dobrey wrote:

Hey Jeanne dear.  If you don't like the topic, then don't read the piece of

mail.  You can already tell what the topic will be without having to open
it, read it and get upset over it.  Yeeasshhh! Some people........

Actually, with many mail readers (including mine), the least 
time-consuming way to read mail is to enter a message and read it, then 
delete it, which moves you automatically to the next message.  To scan 
all the messages, delete the ones that might be inappropriate (judging 
solely from the subject lines, a risky business on a ML like this), and 
then go back to the beginning can be a time-consuming process, especially 
when there's literally hundreds of inappropriate messages.  Furthermore, 
some people have limitations on their in-box sizes, meaning that too much 
spam like this, coupled with a few large fanfics, can push them over 
their limit and cause havoc.

Really, all she's asking is to try to keep this mailing list a bit closer 
to its stated purpose.  It may be a futile effort on a list like this, 
but I, for one, applaud her.

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