Date:         Sat, 20 Nov 1999 13:45:38 -0800
Reply-To:     al_knoll@HP.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Al Knoll <al_knoll@HP.COM>
Subject:      List ?  Ettykett?
In-Reply-To:  <19991120192945.B0FFE2E3@palrel1.hp.com>

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     As a charter member of the CCC and Mg burner,  this grand old list has
     a lot less noise than say the BMW MC list and considerably less flame.

     My first address on the net was an arpanet address w/o a name.  Been
     usenetting for some time now.

     The best cure for mail/docs/magazines/tvshows/pornography/political
     and other drivel that you don't want to read is the delete key or a
     Kill file like the one I have that specifically deletes any John stuff
     or XXX stuff or other categories that I don't particularly care to
     read.  Saves wear and tear on that del key.

     So If you don't care for the list content, attitude, volume or
     whatever, just check out and rant/pontificate/prosletize in private.
     Eric's address is in my kill file just because I don't choose to read
     his stuff, nothing personal, I just choose it that way.

     I subscribe in digest and read every day or two at my leisure.

     One outgrows the net-police attitude after a while as you learn that
     you can't throw a feather very far and teaching a pig to sing not only
     annoys the pig but frustrates the teacher.

     Gerry did a fine job, Coyote did a commendable job, David saved the
     list from expiration and the beat goes on.  There are notes about the
     lifecycle of lists and newsgroups in the ether if you care to read
     them.  This list is quite mild.

     Al (found someone to undo the Vanagon Projekt disaster, more news
     later)