> Can those who really are considering Unsubscribbling here due to
> discontent with the current list situation, please send me a message

First off, thank you Mark for taking the time to do this. I think it
will be of great benefit to the list.

I probably will unsubscribe due to the high volume of off-topic
messages. You can't successfully filter them because people can't
follow simple standards such as the PROPER insertion of [OT] in the
subject line. Instead, you see {OT} (OT) [WOT] [Way-OT] [OT?] {OT]
"OT" and many other clever and/or lazy alternatives. Or, it's missing
altogether.

Here's a perfect example from today's dandy collection:

"[WOT] Christianity questioned (was: Re: Accelerometer source(s)
needed)"

Gimme a break!  Or:

"Non-Mercury Tilt Switches - Save the Whales"

Do we really need a lecture on saving whales?
Or, a debate on the social/political problems in East Timor?
Or a discussion on scaring/shocking/killing cats?

Oh, pleeeease! There are other forums for this drool. Take it off
line! Plus, if posters would exercise a little more restraint, maybe
others wouldn't feel compelled to respond. For example, there are
several topics which should NEVER be discussed: Politics, religion,
Windows (it is NOT spelled Windoze) vs. Linux and PC vs. Mac.

When you find that you are deleting 99.9% of the messages without even
reading them, it's damned difficult to see the return on the time
investment.

Flame me if you want, but do everyone else a favor and send it to me
directly. My email address appears below.

RETFIE

Steve Harter
sharter@mindseye.mv.com

P.S. I deliberately left the [OT] out of the subject line!