Date:         Fri, 11 Dec 1998 19:31:12 -0800
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Re: Sniveling Lurkers
Comments: To: vanagon <vanagon@vanagon.com>
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Budd Premack wrote:

>
>
>  The imminence (eminence, perhaps?) of
> changing List Administrators has gotten
> me thinking about the neglected issue of
> membership status. We all know that a
> Sniveling Lurker is a status that can be
> eradicated by one's own actions, i.e.
> public posting to the List. There also
> seems to be a consensus that we all
> started as Newbies.  Whether or not we
> were List members then is irrelevant.
> As we became involved with our vans, we
> grew out of that stage. However, an
> issue that I have not seen raised here
> is whether there are any other
> quasi-official designations.  Do we have
> any List Gurus, Honored Contributors,
> Venerable Vanagoneers, or are we all
> simply Members?  Do we have a
> hierarchy?  Should we? If so, how does
> one achieve the various levels?  Who
> should make these critical decisions?
> Do we need rules or bylaws?  Should we
> have elected delegates or hold a town
> meeting?  How is the ruling class to be
> held responsible to the masses?  What
> about discipline?  Should there be
> virtual police? Fellow Listees, what are
> your thoughts? Budd Premack
> 86 Syncro, 73 Super
> Minneapolis, MN (Land of Sky-Blue
> Waters)

Of course, Syncro drivers, like me, are
Syncronauts,     if you have a Westy,
maybe a Westfalian,     a Multivan owner,
maybe a multi-personality???     Weekender
owner, the guy that is always looking for
the weekend,      Adventurewagen,
adventure-sick owners,     D'cab, carry
both family and loot,       S'cab, carry
loot only (maybe Santa would want a Audi 5
powered S'cab???),      16", dont start
that little brain of yours,    As you can
see, The list is endless. What would be on
top? Well, what about a Syncro 16" Westy
Adwenturewagen Doublecab with an Audi 5T,
SA built and goldplated????     Somebody
needs help, namely me :-O

PerL
88 Syncro

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