Peter Varley wrote:

>"Me too" postings are discouraged.

I don't know if Dave discourages "me too" postings, but if that's all
the response states, it's close to saying nothing [Which is exactly why
I discourage them.  They tend to be contentless.  We're not voting on
anything here.  -Dave].  Most list members, in addition to agreeing with
a previous view or comment, expand on the subject matter or take it down
a different avenue.

>Or perhaps people are a bit nervous about posting an opinion about
>something where there's no consensus.

That's probably true, but the remedy is not to wait for "consensus"
to build; the remedy is to display a little amount of boldness and
subsequently realize that any negative responses won't harm you.  However,
it's a fact that any word or sentence you write is subject to negative
responses, some of which might be rather hostile or attacking in nature.
Also, you can receive private postings which, of course, are not screened
by Dave; those postings can be much more hostile and insulting than any on
the list.  Personally, I find those types of private e-mails repugnant, and
I don't respond to their content.  I joined the list to communicate with
ALL the other list members.

Don Satz
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