We need communication for a better world, and that is really necessary. A mail artists doesn't have to be an artist. A mail artist is just someone who wants to communicate in a creative way to people all over the world. It is an essenti al thing in a sometimes crazy world. The more mail artists there are, the better the world will become because the lack of communication nowadays is sometimes very destructive.
Some mail artists like to see mail art as art too.
They judge it as other art, menti on famous people, make a difference between good and bad mail art. But this has nothing to do with mail art. Mail art is a direct communication between individuals. No galleries, no mu seums, no shop you can buy it in. Mail art is exchange only.