Harald writes: > Since then, you have contributed approximately 40 > more messages to the list, or around 8 messages per > day, contributing more than a sixth of the > total list traffic in that interval. So? Try this: Count all the personal attacks and irrelevant posts on this list in the last 30 days, and rank participants by those. I think you may be surprised at the results. > This is the final (and public) warning. > Stop shouting. Actually, looking at your previous post, which was little more than a child's sandbox tirade against two other people on the list, I found it to be a superlative example of the pot calling the kettle black--and it did make me smile for that reason. It also further reinforced my impression that this list is a waste of time, because of the many kiddies who just cannot refrain from bickering, whining, censoring, and attacking each other, just as they seem to do on practically every other list, forum, and newsgroup on the Net. And when I see moderators jumping into the fray like overzealous and woefully underqualified kindergarten teachers, I pretty much am tempted to write the whole list off. So do what you want. I'm not profiting from this list, and it's pretty clear that a lot of people here aren't grown up enough to profit from my own contributions, so it makes no difference to me. Incidentally, with lists like this so disproportionately populated by angry young boys and their mental equivalents, it's easy to see why spammers are doing so well. I wonder sometimes why I waste my breath; but I suppose I'm an incurable optimist at heart.