> Believe me, I can tell the difference between a discussion of the > media coverage of a sports event and trivial speculation about whether > a notorious athlete is a mean person for not attending the closing > ceremonies. I was responding to too many postings of the latter. > I have no interest in trying to serve as an officer of the "thought > police" on this list, but I'm getting tired of all the litterbugs on > this information superhighway. Stephen Brophy So, how about hitting that *unsubscribe screen-l* button? Sounds like the most sensible thing for you, given your feelings about the tone of the most recent postings. Sounds more sensible than asking the entire screen-l group to change to accomodate you. Gloria Monti