> I suggest you try to "train" the listees to be brief and refrain from the
> silly nonsensical comments. I know YOU try, but it aint a workin for me...

If everyone had to read in digest mode for a week every so often,
the world would be a better place.  Read in digest mode and
1) you'll see all the "I agree" messages with the original and
    so you won't do that.
2) you'll see how several have answered a question already, so
    you will just let it go.  You won't post unless you have
    something to add.
3) you'll see how long a message gets as folks reply and don't trim.
    You'll be sick of Scott's messages after n replies.  The archives
    must be 90% quotes of quotes of....  So you will trim your replies
    to include only the part you are responding to.
4) you'll see all the useless chatter where question after question
    is asked by a rodent instead of just *thinking* a second in
    private about whatever is passing through the mind.
    So you won't do that, either.
Yes, having to read in digest mode would be good.

Richard
[reading the list (in digest mode) since 1992]