mem (11/30/82)
c I have no major objections to junk mail, except perhaps that it is called junk. Fine, so some of it isn't very interesting to me; my wastebasket is used as an "n" key. I'd like it a little better if only what I wanted to see was sent to me, but without a lot of very special mailing lists and faith in them by marketers, this is the way it works. The advertising mail I get isn't junk. It is someone letting me know about their product. Most of the time I'm not going to buy. A lot of the time, I am interested in knowing about the thing. Solicitations for contributions is not junk. I rarely contribute to anyone who isn't interested in seeking out funds. Makes it easy on me that way. Then... green christmas: there are a number of considerations. Many people like to shop early. Many sellers are in competition for this money. The people who shop early also like to get the benefit of sale prices. Maybe I'm warped, not having a religious outlook on the whole thing, but the commercialization doesn't bother me at all. I can ignore it, it doesn't cause me any pain whatsoever. What is the need for incredible self-righteousness about all of this? Somebody explain it to me. I'd be very irritated if some large number of you tied a brick to the prepaid return card that you get in your "junk" mail, and it resulted in my not getting advertisements that I can peruse. Why not let the people do their business, or if you're concerned about trees, push for specialized mailing lists and computerized sales forums. grumble.. Mark E. Mallett
rjk (12/02/82)
Oh, no. This Green Christmas, Xmas, Junk mail discussion has degraded into obscurities. I agree with what Mark says, but the original, definitive points of each separate topic have been lost. *Sigh*.... Such a melting pot this net can be. I think I'll pitch the mail and throw the brick through a McDonalds' window. Randy King