I'm the one who started complaining about this for this year. although I'm
sure someone else would have , if I hadn't.  This does not affect me. I am
retired and had the luxury of watching the games on TV.  But it wasn't that
long ago that I was a working stiff and had to tape the afternoon game.
Then, of course, when I got home, I either had to tape the second game
(because, of course, the announcers of the second game always announced the
results of the first game), or, I had to watch the first game while taping
the second game (which, of course, assumes that one has two VCR's or DVR's
or whatever).

As far as the Bob Hamilton's comment:  yes, we can create filters. In my
case with Google mail, I would have to create a label,  create a filter and
then auto archive the message. Otherwise the header shows.  But this is
missing the whole point .

I was not suggesting that we suppress someones constitutional right to free
speech or even the freedom of the press. I have no idea how many people are
on the list that may have taped the game.  I have no idea how many are not
in a position to avoid looking at their email for a day or two while they
catch up on  watching games on tape.  And I have no idea how many people are
"unsophisticated" users and may not have the knowledge about how to create
filters or folders  for their email accounts.

The point is this. There is a  reason most of us are on this list as opposed
to joining the testosterone boys on the USCHO fan forum.  There are a whole
lot of good, knowledgeable people on the fan forums but I just get sick and
tired of the know nothings who rant and rave and bully and act like
adolescents.  We don't have that on this list which is what makes it
special. The difference is courtesy; we're supposed to show it and we should
expect it in return. Rather than  forcing some unknown number of people to
create folders and filters on their email during playoff time, wouldn't it
be easier as well as more courteous to just adopt a convention that message
headers should not show scores or who wins or loses. The body of the message
can say anything it wants, it's just the header that ruins it for some.
Would it be so difficult to do that just for the sake of your fellow list
viewers?

On 4/7/06, Dr. Bob Hamilton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Thought I would send this now to avoid having to spoil the fun in the
> future.  And as a warning of the seriousness of this issue should a
> clairvoyant be a member of the list.
>
> Some straightforward options seem available for those wishing to easily
> resolve conflict among list membership.
> 1)  Have a Hockey L folder which does not have to be opened, as has just
> been mentioned..
> 2)  Use the convention of an information post, such as the reporting of
> scores from Charlie Shub.  As I recall, the post subject contains I: which
> can be used as a filter on incoming mail to send these to their own
> folder.
> Seems this was agreed by list participants at one time.
>
> Bob Hamilton
>