Hello, I am Fenris, the culmination of Michael's Nightmares. I've come here today to make an announcement. Michael has no further interest in the bulk of this discussion. It seems that reading the constant/perpetual political "discussions" (in quotes to denote sarcasm as those so-called discussions are typically more like pissing contests and nit-picking competitions) makes him feel ... what's a good word or phrase for it? Emotionally unstable, for lack of a better word/phrase. He would rather not have the influx in his mailbox, and has all but stopped reading any of the listmail as a consequence. He could filter his own mail, but feels it will probably inadvertantly filtering posts he might want. As an alternative, he asked that I discuss the following possibility with the list:
If it is not too much trouble to Nick, could there be a few new header filters added to the list: 1) "politics:" - any discussion regarding politics, including but not limited to posts criticizing/plauding politicians. 2) "religion:" - any discussion regarding religious issues, including but not limited to criticisms/endorsements of religion(s). 3) "environment:" - any discussion that falls under the topic of the environment. If this is not too much of an inconvenience for Nick, and the other list members are willing to adopt these headers, we would really appreciate it. Even if it is inconvenient to Nick, and he is unable to assist, adopting these headers without Nick's intervention would make things easier for individuals (not just Michael) to filter/sort the discussions themselves, with less fear of missing posts that they might want to recieve. The list may not be as destablizing as mixing morphine analogues (which his messed up metabolism makes from gluten products) and caffine to Michael, but he is not able to cope with the list as it is. He does not wish to leave or filter all but "brin:" posts, but will probably do so if another solution is not possible. Best Regards, Fenris P.S. No, I have not gone completely insane, I just find it easier to say certain things in a character other than myself at times (three years of Theater in High School will do that to you) ... besides, it makes the discussion more interesting. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
