On Fri, 8 Jun 2001, Garth Wood wrote:
> <SOAPBOX MODE>
This is never a good sign.
>
> Yes, well, that's all very well and good, but since the administrator (Shawn)
> is the guy who unselfishly gives of his time (and his equipment and pipe --
> none of this stuff is free!), it's certainly his prerogative to decide
> whether or not he wants to perform the extra work, taking time out of his
> already-busy schedule to do so.
>
> "We" may share some responsibility, but *you* aren't the one who has to take
> on the additional workload. With the exception of Shawn, virtually everyone
> on this List gets a free ride. There's no reason Shawn should have to work
> harder just so the rest of us can spare our optic nerves an annoying message
> or two.
>
> In other words, feel free to use your 'delete' key with wild abandon. And
> don't presume upon other people's efforts.
>
I could have worded my post a little differently - I would prefer that
Shawn close the list to non-members, and that members post from their
registered accounts. The Canon-fd list, and all the other lists I'm on
are secured in such a way, and they get lively traffic.
My thanks go out to the listmaster, too - I've enjoyed lurking here so
far.
--k
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