list matters (quotes, unsubscribin')

[kevin at limits.org]

On Tue, 9 Jan 2001, pynchon-l-digest wrote:
> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 00:28:23 -0500
> From: jporter <jp4321 at IDT.NET>
> Subject: Re: answering otto Re: pynchon-l-digest V2 #1590
> 
> I think you'd better post the full text if you are accusing jbor of being an
> anti-semite so we can decide for ourselves whether or not you are correct.

Nooooooooooooooo!

It is absolutely unnecessary for _anybody_ to "post the full text,"
because it's available on the web, in the archives.  Selective quotations
save bandwidth and get the point across more clearly, and links to the
full posts in the archives allow the readers to decide for themselves
whether or not the quotation is an honest representation of the argument.

The website http://www.waste.org/pynchon-l also provides instructions for
unsubscribing from the list, if that fella who was having trouble getting
off (tee-hee) is still around.  Please note that in order to unsubscribe
one must specify whether or not they are a digest reader.

Not a sermon, just a thought.

--Kevin