Aaron Morris wrote:
>
> Somebody hates somebody and lots of somebodies hate others who who don't
> use smileys and isn't there a list moderator to catch these posts in the
> first place!?!
>
> Well no there is no formal moderator.  However the list IS self
> moderated.  After all, didn't the first hate poster get called on his
> hate message (which most recognized as a joke) but COULD legitimately
> have been misconstrued as a REAL hate message by subscribers from a
> non-US culture, some of whom thankfully have the sensitivity to
> recogonize the possibility that hate doesn't always mean hate but
> sometimes means hate?
>
> BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!
>
> Hopefully, eventually this list will mature to the point that when
> someone posts something not worthy of comment that we will refrain
> from wasting the bandwidth to do so!
>
> Aaron Morris - thinking this'll waste a lot more bandwidth!
 
 
Aaron:
 
        Thank you for this.  It is no easier to recall  (meaning take back) a
hasty comment in this medium than any other.  I have learned a lot here,
and I appreciate it.  The other thing that is very difficult to express
in print is the feelings that are  in the words.  Hopefully I will be
able to think a lot more before writing in the future.
        Again, thank you.
 
                Eunice