quoted 6 lines Oh, ok. Hey, sorry, everybody, my bad. I guess i missed the part where> Oh, ok. Hey, sorry, everybody, my bad. I guess i missed the part where
> this nebulous thing known as "idm" spontaneously evolved, developed an
> intelligent brain, and starting having desires and needs like the rest of
> us. I must have been napping when idm started needing and not needing
> things--hey, like me, for example. Damn--idm doesn't need me. I'm gonna
> go jump off a building. No, really. quoted 5 lines Not knowing a whole lot about idm does not deny me the right to> Not knowing a whole lot about idm does not deny me the right to
> light-heartedly protest a Beastie Boys post on an idm (that's "idm," now)
> list. But I guess on this list you have to earn an opinion by way of
> reviews, discussions, or answers to questions. Only when I start
> contributing to, say, the import ban discussion, can I become a
productive,
quoted 3 lines worthwhile, and valuable member of this list. And I can't just sit and> worthwhile, and valuable member of this list. And I can't just sit and
> read mail, I am required to put some out, too, risk the criticism of my
> mailing-list peers. Hey, maybe there should be a quota--every list
member
quoted 1 line must submit, say, 4 posts per week. I think that's reasonable.> must submit, say, 4 posts per week. I think that's reasonable.
I'm not sure this quota thing is a good idea, but there oughta be *some*
kind of law against bad sarcasm...
.John.