>>> do folk not have delete and delete-thread keys? >>> >>> Of course, but I don't generally think that imposing the cost of >>> thread management on every reader is usually a good tradeoff when we >>> have clearly distinct subjects. After all, taken to its conclusion, >>> one could argue we don't need separate mailing lists at all. >> >> or taken to the other conclusion, we could have a whole lot of mailing >> lists, most ephemeral if we are lucky. > > > I had thought that was in fact the basic premise of having a pile of WGs > each with their own list. sorry; i did not realize you were proposing to spin up a wg. randy