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Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 22:58:58 -0800 (PST)
To: Lew Kellogg <lkellogg@in*.co*>,
From: Jeremy Downs <dcrco@jp*.ne*>
Subject: Re: Observations and a suggestion....
I have been following this and other lists for some time and I'll have to
admit that 99.5% of the messages are a pain but the .05% that shows up once
in a while makes it all worth while. I have learned more practical
information and improved skills on these lists than I ever did spending
hundreds of hours & thousands of dollars on formal training.



At 12:19 AM 2/22/98 -0500, Lew Kellogg wrote:
>I have two observations and question:
>The observations:
>
>A large number of the e-mails I receive from this list are:
>1) personal (Earl, nice to hear from you...) or
>2) Not fit for wide consumption (indecent comes to mind, pissing contest is
perhaps more accurate although it fits my indecent category).
>
>The question:
>
>Is there not a way to conduct reasonable conversations, limiting personal
mail to the person involved, sending mail of interest to all, in a form that
is not offensive? My intent is not to be condescending. I am suggesting (and
have seen in other forums) a higher standard, worthy of our consideration. 
>
>
>
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