I second Andrea's view, and frankly resent Balter's assertion that 
those who don't like list clutter can bloody well leave.


>While I am not able to provide a list on appropriate topics, I can only offer
>that, in my experience, list etiquette suggests that filling up other
>subscribers' inboxes with a flurry of posts whose text contains snarky ad
>hominem attacks should be kept to a minimum.
>
>Frankly, sometimes posts come off more as a clashing of egos than 
>ideas. While I
>suspect that this is not the intention, I believe it to be a logical
>interpretation.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Andrea Smith
>
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>
>Andrea Smith
>MSc Candidate
>Department of Community Health & Epidemiology
>Dalhousie University
>5790 University Avenue
>Halifax, NS
>Canada, B3H 1V7
>Tel: (902) 494-6235
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