On Tue, Jul 25, 2000 at 12:35:13PM -0400, John Porter wrote: > Better to have one rambling list which is > "where the action is", than to have many different lists of people > who don't know about the others, etc. The problem with one rambling list is that everyone rambles on and on, the general tendency becomes arguing and lengthy "me too" emails that don't decide anything, actual work drops down to a miniscule fraction of the list traffic, and everyone who has ever been in love with the sound of themselves typing begins to type ever more long-winded sentences that are difficult to follow effectively or refute meaningfuly. Less talk. More action. Z.