It seems to me that this issue can be resolved without flaming, regardless of one's position on or interest in the Olympics and its representations. When last I looked, Screen-L was a "Film *AND TV* Studies Discussion Group." Obviously no one is going to be interested in every thread on the list, but by virtue of the list's title, television coverage of the Olympics is a viable issue to discuss in this arena. I delete a great many messages on subjects I have no interest in. Others are free to do the same. ------------------------------TEXT-OF-YOUR-MAIL-------------------------------- > To Gloria a Screen-l subscriber if you will read your introductory > statement of purpose and guidelines you will see that this is not a gossip > line on the trivial subject of the morality of a olympic athletes. If you > want to discuss this subject go to your local grocery store and I'm sure > you will find yourself inendated with others who also love to talk on this > subject. The self-stated purpose of this list however is for academic or > serious discussions of cinema. Nany Kerrigan has absolutely nothing to do > with this. It is not Stephen who is trying to change this list it is you. > Go somewhere else if you want to discuss this. I think its about time for > the owner of the list to re-post the guidelines. If not I will. I don't > enjoy see opinions valid or not on the subject when I and probably 90% of > the rest of the members on this list joined for the serious discussions on > cinema. Thank you. > > -Ryan [log in to unmask] > **** > To all those dreaming of a politically correct utopia... > > "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU"