At 09:04 AM 1/10/03 -0500, The Lash wrote: >At 01:17 PM 1/9/2003 -0800, you wrote: >>I apologize for the list if anyone thought I was spamming. > >Craig, > >You obviously didn't see the disclaimer when you joined the list; the one >that says "we don't take too kindly to outsiders". OK, well if it's not >there, it should be. I'm afraid you'll find the thinking on the list to be >rather provincial, and the social dynamics quite cliquish. It's best to >just lurk in the background until you've ascertained who does and does not >know what they're talking about, and then converse with them privately. If >you go so far as to state an opinion on anything, you risk starting a >flame war. If you're not careful in what you say, you'll suffer threats of >personal violence from Mr. YEEHAW AHHH OOOH hot sauce, whatever his name >is. Oh, and if you are a competing vendor, you're a spammer. Welcome to >the list!! Actually you'll find the list quite tolerant of mentions of commercial ventures provided you give away lots of free stuff to listmembers... :-) @ http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens @ Dyslexic, Agnostic, Insomniac... Lying awake at night, Wondering if there is a Dog.