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