> Inevitably, it was noticing my own name linked with > that of Mattis that drew my attention to Jim's little jape. > Otherwise, I should never have bothered with Michael's > all-lower-case post. > People who use this mannerism give the impression > of being so unsure of the value of what they are saying > that one tends to ignore them - as with a small child > who hopes to catch an audience by spreading jam over > his hair. >> being a big fan of salinger, i heard about this list and thought it would be great. but you know, after about a week it seems to have lost all sense of its greatness. you look at what i type, and because it is in all lower case you judge whether you like me or not. that is pretty phony to me. you try to say i am unsure of myself but if you had seen me on any other email list (or in real life) you would see me to be one of the most outspoken members. i don't know if it's just me, but you guys seem pretty shallow. i wonder what holden would think of this.