I could not agree more. I simplly sort by subject, and delete entire threads at a time. I'm sure I miss a few things, and even personal notes to me that may get mixed in. Clearly this has save me hours of time daily, of reading the BS being posted these days. How about a little rules enforcement on the list here! Eric Chris S wrote: >With all this talk of various syndromes, I started noticing a syndrome going >around The List. It's called the Vanagon Listee's Syndrome. It seems to be >highly communicable and spreading by ASCII. How do you know you have it? > >1. Prolific use of such cliche phrases as "water-leaker", "westfailure" >and, yes, "syndrome". >2. Announcing at random that any car by any other manufacturer is better >than a VW, especially those new VWs like "that '92 Passat I used to have". >3. Irrational fears of impending engine doom. >4. Propagating the belief than any engine, except that manufactured by VW, >is better than what came in the Vanagon in the first place. >5. Unknowingly spreading misconceptions. "Hey, if it was posted on The >List, it must be very true, right?" >6. Announcing the wish to buy "something new" in hopes to replace what the >Vanagon, even Westfalia, has to offer. >7. After umpteen years of Vanagon ownership still complaining about its >idiosyncarsies as if we just found out about them. >8. Hitting the "Reply" button more often than the "Delete" button. > >..and above all: > >9. Forgetting why we bought the Vanagons in the first place. > > >The List has turned into a place for Vanagon rants instead of a place for >learning about our beloved vehicles. It's not just human nature, it's the >Vanagon Listee's Syndrome and it's slowly eating away at the core of The >List. > >Chris. S. > > > > |
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