Message no. 1

From:	David Foster <fixer@*******.TLH.FL.US>
Subject:	Topic officially changed because of Mark ]:-)
Date:	Fri, 4 Sep 1998 10:01:05 -0400

On Thu, 3 Sep 1998, Randy Nickel wrote:

->In a message dated 9/3/98 9:36:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
->sommers@*****.UMICH.EDU writes:
->
->> Generally people around here will treat you well, even if they disagree
->> with you or point out a mistake that you have made. The trick is not to try
->> to actively antagonize everyone on the list. At least until you're
->> thouroughly ensconsed in the system ;)
->
->Even then you just can still agree to disagree and leave it at that with out
->resorting to name calling, mud slinging or just general nastiness.

Yeah, but it takes all the fun out of it. ]:-)
On a more serious note. How about Emailing an automated "personal
note from the listserv administrator" to the newbie (I know there's a
confirmation Email, but who reads those anyway?) so they'll have a better
chance of understanding. Which is, of course, supposed to be the whole
reason communication exits: To increase understandning.

Fixer --------------} The easy I do before breakfast,
the difficult I do all day long,
the impossible only during the week,
and miracles performed on an as-needed basis....

Now tell me, what was your problem?