Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 21:53:55 -0400
Reply-To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: Searching the archives, suggestions for successful searching
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Jake, you are on the Wetwesties list, aren't you? Lots and lots of
gatherings in the PNW (hence the name of the group). In fact, the
wetwesties reunion is happening this weekend, at Catherine Creek in Oregon.
Just in case you don't know about them, some specs:
To join: wetwesties-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
For technical resources, go to: http://wetwesties.org/links.htm
Joy
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Joy Hecht
now living in a real house in northern Virginia
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
lugging Joy and her stuff around...
For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://www.joyhecht.net
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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Jake de Villiers
:::Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 4:03 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: Searching the archives, suggestions for successful searching
:::
:::That would be fun. If I ever get any time I'm going to try to organise a
:::PNW get together in southern BC or northern Washington. I've met a few
:::listees who live nearby, but a Campout might be entertaining.
:::
:::George Thorburn's idea was good, just mis-located. Hey George, how's
:::your
:::van?
:::
:::Jake
:::
:::On 9/7/06, bueses <bueses@earthlink.net> wrote:
:::>
:::> ...............
:::> > :::The archive have a search feature. Click on the link from the
:::base
:::> > :::page that reads "Search the archives."
:::> > :::
:::> > :::At least 90% of the time you will get better info and get it
:::sooner
:::> by
:::> > :::searching the archives for a half hour to an hour than you will by
:::> > :::posting and waiting for people to reply to your problem. For
:::many
:::> > :::problems you can find the answer in about the same time it takes
:::to
:::> > :::write and post the email asking the question.
:::> > :::
:::> >
:::> > Ah, but Sam, you miss the point! Posting is a social experience, you
:::> get to
:::> > bond with the other vanagonauts and feel yourself the member of an
:::elite
:::> and
:::> > arcane tribe!
:::> >
:::> > Whereas searching is a solitary, indeed lonely experience, with none
:::of
:::> the
:::> > warmth of human contact that you get from conferring with your
:::> cyberbuddies
:::> > on the list...
:::>
:::> I couldn't have said it better!
:::>
:::> Thanks,
:::>
:::> Tom B.-actually talking face to face w/ your cyberbuddies is an even
:::more
:::> radical phase these days?
:::>
:::
:::
:::
:::--
:::Jake
:::1984 Vanagon GL
:::1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
:::www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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