On Sat,  18 Jun  1994 11:45:51  EDT Anthea  Tillyer <[log in to unmask]>
said:
 
>Here is another problem: I know  it sounds ridiculous, but I get really,
>really upset by  nastygrams. In fact, I  get so upset that  it causes me
>not to take steps that are necessary in order to run the list well. Does
>anyone have a good way of  dealing with nastygrams? Please don't tell me
>to get a thicker  skin and please don't tell me that  with an address in
>New York  City I should  know all about how  to deal with  nastiness :-)
>This really is  a serious problem for  me. It affects the  quality of my
>life.
 
Read a usenet group until you find a particularly obnoxious poster with a
number of obvious complexes. Then write to  him and tell him you are very
impressed at  his writing  skills, and  would like him  to assist  you in
keeping a  3800-subscriber list in  check, where many people  are unnice.
Then just  have him screen  the messages  the subscribers send  you. Very
quickly you'll find  that the volume of trash on  your list decreases, as
the flamers are kept busy writing private mail to the usenet flaming hero
and have no time left to write to the list ;-)
 
  Eric