From david turgeon Sent Fri, Sep 24th 1999, 16:05
as of this week, this list had gone to shits. someone gets flamed for politely wondering what the fuss is all about with boards of canada, yet in the meantime we get cluttered with messages from clueless pen pals who barely ever post anything of interest on the list, yet are more than willing to use this forum for their ebay auctions & pleas for some lost tapes. i think i was wrong after all -- idm has indeed very little to do with intelligence. so, does anybody _enjoy_ this? if not, could we just, say, cut it off? so as to make the list interesting for those who _read_ it? someone offends you? take it off the list. chances are, unless you have something especially interesting to reply, _no one_ is going to care what your justification is. as for xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx, & any aspiring troublemaker lurking on this list, get a clue now before it's too late, & make us all the favor of keeping your keyboard shut until you: 1) understand what we're talking about (ask _privately_ if you have to) 2) have something other to say than the fact that you'd probably jump off a roof if it was the only way to get those fucking boards of canada demo tapes. christ, the way things go, i'm sure you can expect a reissue within the next 10 years. why don't you just do what people have done for years & _wait_. maturity, you know? if no one answered you by now, then no one on the list has them -- it's no good hitting the nail if it won't get in anyhow. _no one cares_. & please don't reply to this on the list. -- david