Hi everyone Hmm. Not sure how to approach this one, except to say that messages to sinister which discuss what can and cannot be discussed on sinister are generally a bad idea, and can and do lead to list implosion. Whoosh. There are 1349 people on this list, and therefore some tolerance is required if the posts are not to your current taste. If you think that the list is being abused, the please mail me, and not the list. I can look into it (I try to read all the posts but sometimes don't) and deal with it then. It is really up to Honey ultimately to manage the list - it has to be - but we try to have a list which most people want and care about, and where people feel safe to post without feeling intimidated. Discussion of non-B&S related topics happens. God knows it happens. :) The list has always been about B&S, the fans and their lives. If you haven't looked at this part of the FAQ, please do, if you can.. http://www.missprint.org/sinister/faq.html#rules Excerpt: "Try and remember this: it's a list for Belle and Sebastian but more importantly about the lives of People Who Listen To Belle And Sebastian...The list goes right when it's lively, funny, interesting, touching, and sometimes even useful. The list goes wrong when people post irrelevancies, not-so-funny "clever" quips, or long discussions take place which would be more suited to another list (like discussions of the relative merits of a band unrelated to B&S). I may step in if we get a long long conversation about something interesting to only a tiny minority of the list(.)" As it was pointed out by Lucy, the situation in Iraq is something Stuart Murdoch has written about on his web site, and it is such a huge international issue I think it would be daft if we did not to talk about it, particularly as it affects our lives. Of course, as with everything, personal flaming is not allowed on the list and as long as discussions do not change the nature of the list, the posts which are funny, or intelligent, or thought-provoking are to be greatly welcomed. As I said, if you think things are getting out of hand in whatever way, let me know. The FAQ is there for guidance. Peace and all that. Linda xxx +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+