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This would work if everybody included their correct e-mail address, but with
all of the SPAM, a lot of people don't bother.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Philip Schmitz
> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 7:42 AM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Clutter on the list
>
>
> There are a lot of unnecessary postings to this
> list: expressions of thanks for help received,
> requests for this or that, messages that don't
> concern the 1000+ subscribers.
>
> Here's a prime example, if someone helps you out,
> by all means say "thank you", that's the right
> thing to do, but send your thanks to that
> individual, and not to the entire list. Various
> other one-liners also fall into this category.
>
> Granted, it only takes one jab at the delete
> button to remove messages, but wouldn't it improve
> the quality of this list if members would stop and
> think for just one second before posting: "Does
> the message I'm about to send NEED to be sent to
> the entire list?" If the answer is yes, and
> everybody would profit from reading it, fire
> away. If not, then send it via private email.
>
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