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>Please, let's kill this whole "mom" thread. If I were trying to
>convice my employer that having access to TECHWR-L is good for my
>professional education, I'd be embarassed to let them see Digests of
>the last several days.
Eric already asked the list to drop the topic. While I'm sure he
appreciates the half dozen or so of the readers who have stepped up to ask
the same, it's redundant.
As far as embarrassed about content, that's a matter of personal opinion.
Some of us have linguistic backgrounds, and this _does_ apply to our
profession.
If a message doesn't apply to you, delete it. I'm not terribly interested
in some of the hardware topics, so I delete them. However, I know that they
are very appropriate for some list readers, so I certainly don't complain
that _I_ don't like to read them.
>Sheesh, this list is know for its topic drift and endless prattle,
>but this really getting out of hand.
As one who posts regularly and obtains a great deal of useful information
from the list, I take offense to this statement. There are other lists if
this one does not serve your purpose.
Kayla Westra
Disclaimer: Totally my opinion and not my employer's.
