At 01:09 AM 6/29/96 -0400, you wrote:

       I am not in the habit of SPAMMING, but please hear me out.       

       This is both a FLAME and SPAM.  Please, if you do not like this, do
not read it! This is not intended to start a new SPAM thread, but I have a
feeling it will do just that.-_-
        
       

       Don't you all think this "Kill Shampoo/Save Shampoo" has gone on a
"little" too long? I mean, so some people like Shampoo and some people hate
her, big *$^!%#@ deal!  
       Who cares which character is better! Shampoo is there just like all
the other characters, so deal with it!  Ever single person in this world has
a god given right to his or her own opinion for crying out loud!!!!!  
       If you like Shampoo, fine!  If you don't like Shampoo, that's fine
too! The point is that it's all a matter of personal taste.  I personally
like Ukyou and Akane, but my friend is kind of partial to Kodachi (believe
it or not).  This doesn't bother me in the least, because he can like who he
likes.  
       If you want to use a character in a fanfic, use him/her, if you
don't then _DON'T_!  That's what fanfiction is for: To write and have a good
time.
       I use to be on the Ranma ML, but I unsubbed from it because it
became what this list is coming dangerously close to becoming, a forum for
SPAM and FLAMES.  I can't speak for everyone, but it's getting to be really
boring sorting through 40 or 50 SPAMs and FLAMEs to get to one story.  And
isn't that what this ML is for, _stories_?
       If you wan't to flame someone's favorite character, keep the flame
war private, this ML is full of too many good people to let it degenerate
into another Ranma ML.
       Forgive me, I know I sound like a hippocrite talking about SPAM
while posting SPAM, but I felt this really needed to be said.

       If you've read this far; Thank you, I appriciate it.

       Let's drop the best/worst character bit people.  It really doesn't
make a difference.  Let's try and keep this ML a place for people to post
and critique stories.

       Thank you.

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Phoenix@citynet.net                     James Jones: The Blood Phoenix

How true. I'm gonna have to agree with the above. Different opinions are

what makes the world go around. I'm willing to make a peace agreement with
all the Shampoo haters, if they are willing to make peace with me (just
cause you don't like Shampoo, doesn't mean that I hate you or anything).