>> About 1/2 of the messages on this list have no business being here as it is
>> merely mindless chatter from lonely people. I feel that Joel can post any
>> message he likes because he regularly contributes very valuable technical
>> information. Some of the other people are just blowing hot air into this
>> thing and it has the potential to drive people with real jobs and real lives
>> off the list.

Is your message mindless chatter? I'll confess, mine is.
 
>> Please don't generate traffic just to generate traffic. There are plenty of
>> places for that sort of thing in cyberspace.

It is usually counterproductive to complain about this type noise.  I usually
ignore these type posts but I may want to make a run for most frequent poster
so I need to keep my id in the ring.

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