At 02:38 PM 11/20/00 -0500, you wrote: (to poor bern) >hi all your poem is about 3k in size your message came to the list at 21k in size a whopping 700% needless and avoidable overkill of internet and email resources all the way down the line due to macrotuff megacorporation megalopoly marketing mania i read your post and said to myself, oh not again- what's with you, ms elf? the list goddess must protest such stuff she posts her criticism in a huff must she repeat time after time, please oh please do not send MIME from 3k to 21k -- your message does grow and takes up room where MINE should go for a list goddess must post for pleasure and inundate the list with all her treasure she knows what you need before you do so heed her words, list people, for you must never question what she does say or how many times she sends it that day- what was that? wysiwug? how many times was this thing sent? to me I must say it made little sense' to post a post so many times, hence, list members remember you must abide by the elf's rules - or you'll have to hide or like many others try to unsubscribe we don't understand why rules must bend if the goddess wills she can always send all of her poems, personal mail and such to all of us - and we aren't to touch upon asking her the question as to why rules for us stick, but for her don't apply goddess or elfette or you and me should have the same rights, you see. the goddess here is self-annointed and not by us an elf appointed to chastise and prod and scold with manner demeaning and bold the moral of this little verse is meant to phrase our words with kind intent an elf should speak in a nicer way with a lot less words and fewer k