RE: bad taste ;-) ;-)

Elton N. Kaufmann (cycloid@cycloid-fathom.com)
Thu, 06 Nov 1997 15:32:54 -0600

Maybe it's time for a list message rating system like they have for cinema
and now TV. I had hoped an electronic list would be more like a much
frequented book shelf where you can judge by the cover (or in this case the
Subject field) whether to open it or reshelve (delete) it. Of course I am
not analogizing to the adult section where the blank brown wrappers say it
all.

Alas, it seems that we do not all have equal tolerance for even the
slightest exposure to the overly inane (funny or not) or to the overly
sophisticated (that's the stuff about Fresson and gum and bromoil and
formaldy-gloxy, etc. that I find facinating but don't come close to
grasping). Our ratings could be as simple as an emoticon in the subject
field. ;-) for pointless tension relieving off color or B&W humor, :-|
for serious technical stuff, and :-( for complaints about the ;-) guys.

I can argue strongly and sincerely on both sides of any issue that matters
little to me and this "taste" thing is certainly one of those. If this
list degenerates to the level of an AOL public chat room, I'll begin to get
a little :-(

Elton N. Kaufmann, Chairman
Cycloid Fathom Gallery
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