How about a compromise...when someone feels the absolute need to have a
private conversation on the List, and they feel that it would violate their
first amendment rights to take it off the List, how about just changing the
subject line to someting like "Private Conversation" and that way those of
us
who are not interested can just delete the post without having to open it
to
see what it's about.

While we are on the subject of subject lines...can we make an effort to
change it when the subject of the thread changes???

Does that sound fair to all???