First of all, sorry for the spam everyone, but I feel like this needs 
to be said.

Casale-san...with all due respect...it seems to me that your idea for 
splitting the FFML is, to put it bluntly, selfish and self-serving.

You want to split the list up because *you* don't like sifting 
through a lot of spam mail, and *you* feel like there's not enough 
chance to form close friendships here.

It seems to me that you are either not thinking of, or ignoring, some 
important details.

Namely...

1) A split FFML would not benefit everyone; in fact, it would make 
things a LOT more chaotic than they already are.

2) The split FFML would limit the number of fanfics people would 
actually get a chance to read, not to mention limit the number of 
readers every writer would get for the fanfics they post.

3) Consider this: White Wolf just upgraded his machine so it could 
handle the load of the FFML. Do you honestly think he'd be willing to 
try to set up FIVE mailing lists on the fanfic.com server? I know I 
wouldn't.

Bottom Line: As I believe someone else suggested, if you don't like 
the high volume of FFML, start your own fanfiction mailing list. 

The FFML is just fine like it is. Please stop pressing this issue.

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