Clutter on the list

[Philip Schmitz <pschmi02@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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.