[R-390] RANT: The Delete Key and Unwanted Threads

[Tom Norris]

I apologize in advance for being disrespectful to several of
those on the list. This is a very sincere apology, and I hope
it will be taken in the manner it is meant.

I subscribe to over a dozen mailing lists. When I see a subject
line that I know I don't want to read, I simply hit the delete key
and don't read it. No one is holding a gun to my head and forcing
me to read any message message on any list. Even if the list
comes to me in digest form, I just skip over things I have
no interest in reading. There are those on nearly every
list that instead of simply deleting the message before reading
will yell loud and long about how bad that message is.  Some will
say "By Jove, look what this group has turned into, I'm
un-subscribing post-haste!" even on groups that have not seen
posts in months. (I'm not talking about this group!) If I got
upset over message threads I didn't want to read, I wouldn't
be subscribed to any lists now. I simply use the delete key.

It's akin to going to a library. Lets say you hate books about
sewing. Do you simply *not check out the book*, or do you
go to the library board and demand they remove all
books with any reference to sewing from all branches
else you will never let your shadow cross the threshold
of any library ever again? Me, I'd simply not check out
the book. *shrug*

I know this silliness about ballast tubes and kielbasa
and wet sheep has been going on for about a day now.
(just a day, maybe two now) There will most likely me
more posts come along that don't mention wet sheep
as  tube substutes. In fact today there was at least
on post about the use of the URM-25 and yesterday
several about SP-600's.

If any of you have defective keyboards with a non-functioning
Delete key, I have quite a few spare keyboards around
and will be glad to send you one gratis. I've got several
types of PC keyboards, Mac keyboards, maybe one
or two for DEC or Sun machines so I may very well
have one that will work for you.

Delete Key, just say yes.

Tom