Date:         Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:14:30 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: ADMINISTRIVIA - Letter of resignation
Comments: To: Jim Arnott <jr.arnott@gmail.com>
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We're done for. Its been a slice folks.  Thanks Jim.   Seeya, Jake

On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 6:01 PM, Jim Arnott <jr.arnott@gmail.com> wrote:

> Okay, this isn't fun anymore.
>
> The "Charter" is gone. The footer is gone.  Moderation is gone.  Quote
> full digests if that's what blows up your skirt. Top post, bottom post
> or middle post to your heart's content. Discuss Fords, Priuses, John
> Deere tractors, cell phones or the likelihood of there being life on
> the moons of Saturn 24/7 if that where the conversation leads you.  If
> you all feel that you want moderation, I can offer a couple of
> personnel recommendations, but that's for all of you to decide. It
> just ain't me babe. I have had enough.
>
> David, hard drive space and CPU power ARE cheap.  Flying from coast to
> coast to install them costs a bit more and Tom, who still has
> possession of the hardware has been more than a little difficult to
> contact. I have more that enough retired hardware to rehost, but to do
> so requires gerry's hard drive(s) to capture the archived data and for
> the Listserv package. There has been off list discussion about
> replacing gerry, but without actually HAVING gerry, it is difficult to
> proceed. If there are folks that want to pursue this avenue, please do
> so. I have nothing to offer the discussion except rack space and pipe.
> (Which is the original offer that got me into this silly predicament.)
>
> I will continue to approve requests to subscribe to the list (since
> there's no one else who can until gerry gets freed from Tom
> Carrington's closet) and I will send the how to unsubscribe link to
> those who ask. I will moderate or remove subscribers who escalate
> flame-fests to the level of Godwin's Law but that is it. Complaints
> will go into the bit bucket for electron recycling.
>
> Be nice to one another.
>
> Jim
>



--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27