Re: valid posts

[danderso@xxxxxxxxxxx (David Anderson)]

Me:

>There's no denying that Led Zep's music is sexy, and that Robert and Jimmy
>were sex symbols, but I suspect that a lengthy thread on where to find a
>nude picture of Pamela Des Barres or Jimmy's current girlfriend, 
>acompanied with commentary on breast size, etc., would draw some criticism 
>from some females on the list.

Lorrah:

>There was a lengthy thread with major interest in Jimmy's latest 
>girlfriend (wife?) just about a year ago, culminating with the treeing of 
>a video of them in Brazil.

I was on that tree.  I fail to see what the content of it (Jimmy and Jimena 
taking a stroll, being filmed from a distance) has to do with I said above. 
Considering what the paparazzi get away with, it's pretty tame.

My mistake for using Miss Pamela as an example.  She posed for Playboy 
about 10 years ago, so pictures of her are no big deal, but a thread 
discussing her body parts in great detail probably wouldn't go very far, 
thanks to the big time double standard here on the ol' list.

>Sorry, Dave, if listmembers are interested, it's all legit.
>Threads die automatically if no one responds--that indicates that no one 
>is interested.  If people respond, they are interested, and that is what
>validates a thread.  Jean

I disagree.  If you follow this very simplistic line of thinking to its 
logical conclusion, the more people respond, the more interesting a thread 
is.  The mob rules, right?  The Spice Girls sell lots of records, so they 
must be one of the most interesting musical acts on the planet.  A guy like 
Rainer Ptacek toils away in obscurity, so he must not be very good.   Gee, 
I understand now, thanks to you, Jean.  Now excuse me while I go throw up.

- --Dave