[Vision2020] A Herd of Ednas/separate list
Tim Lohrmann
timlohr@yahoo.com
Sat, 24 Jan 2004 10:51:34 -0800 (PST)
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Joan,
NOPE.
The separate list idea isn't about objecting to being forced "to communicate with people outside our sphere," at all.
As one other post-er mentioned, it's more about many subscribers not having time to read the online minute-by-minute stream of consciousness(many sent by anonymous "Ednas") of a few engaged in arguments that after all is said and done go nowhere. Yet these folks still have to deal with all that spam clogging up their mailbox.
The present list doesn't really bother me personally but since the subject of egos came up, a lot of folks could maybe think about whether their every little thought actually needs to be sent to the whole list or just to the few that they're actually responding to--the ones that might actually be interested.
Best, TL
Joan Opyr <auntiestablishment@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Note the difference if you haven't already:
>
>edwilming@yahoo.com
>
>vs.
>
>ednawilmgtn@yahoo.com
Oh, dear. First we had Edna pretending to be Edna, and now we have Edna
pretending to be Edna pretending to be Edna. By my count, that's one Faux
Edna and one Faux Edna Manque.
I don't know about you, but what with this multiplicity of Ednas, plus the
arrival of Nancy Drew, Jane Marple, and Joe Hardy, not to mention Scott's
appearance as Ace Ventura, I feel as if I'm guesting on a rerun of The Love
Boat. Perhaps we should ask Isaac the bartender to drop some lithium into
the Chex mix.
Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment
PS: On every list to which I've ever subscribed, whether I actively
participated or merely lurked, discussions about splitting said list arose
like clockwork. This debate is a standard feature of Internet chat, and
prompted, I think, because the web is far more open than your local coffee
klatch. The Internet forces us to communicate with many who are outside of
our sphere, people we might bump into in Tidyman's but with whom we have
little in common.
To give you an example, once upon a time, Doug Wilson sat at the table next
to me in Applebees. (I recognized him from his newspaper photos.) I did
not march up and introduce myself, and I also refrained from making
inquiries into the size of his ego. Of course, I was tempted to ask if it
was tucked safely into his chinos, or if its expansion required a jersey
knit track suit, but I restrained myself. Why? Well, perhaps it was
because I wanted to keep my blooming onion all to myself, but really I think
it was because he was there with his friends, and I was there with mine.
While it might be interesting to invite Marilyn Manson and the Amish to the
same party, it would tax my social skills to host it.
Hence, I love this list. As it is. This is the sort of party where you can
always safely duck out into the kitchen. Maybe someone, somewhere, should
create a Moscow announcements only list. I wouldn't give a bugger about it,
but if that would float the boat for some of you, I say, "Yeee-haaa," and
what's more, I say it *exactly* like Howard Dean.
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<DIV>Joan,</DIV>
<DIV> NOPE. </DIV>
<DIV> The separate list idea isn't about objecting to being forced "to communicate with people outside our sphere," at all. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> As one other post-er mentioned, it's more about many subscribers not having time to read the online minute-by-minute stream of consciousness(many sent by anonymous "Ednas") of a few engaged in arguments that after all is said and done go nowhere. Yet these folks still have to deal with all that spam clogging up their mailbox.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> The present list doesn't really bother me personally but since the subject of egos came up, a lot of folks could maybe think about whether their every little thought actually needs to be sent to the whole list or just to the few that they're actually responding to--the ones that might actually be interested.</DIV>
<DIV> Best, TL <BR><BR><B><I>Joan Opyr <auntiestablishment@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">>Note the difference if you haven't already:<BR>><BR>>edwilming@yahoo.com<BR>><BR>>vs.<BR>><BR>>ednawilmgtn@yahoo.com<BR><BR>Oh, dear. First we had Edna pretending to be Edna, and now we have Edna <BR>pretending to be Edna pretending to be Edna. By my count, that's one Faux <BR>Edna and one Faux Edna Manque.<BR><BR>I don't know about you, but what with this multiplicity of Ednas, plus the <BR>arrival of Nancy Drew, Jane Marple, and Joe Hardy, not to mention Scott's <BR>appearance as Ace Ventura, I feel as if I'm guesting on a rerun of The Love <BR>Boat. Perhaps we should ask Isaac the bartender to drop some lithium into <BR>the Chex mix.<BR><BR>Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment<BR><BR>PS: On every list to which I've ever subscribed, whether I actively <BR>participated or merely lurked, discussions about splitting said list arose <BR>like clockwork. This deba!
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standard feature of Internet chat, and <BR>prompted, I think, because the web is far more open than your local coffee <BR>klatch. The Internet forces us to communicate with many who are outside of <BR>our sphere, people we might bump into in Tidyman's but with whom we have <BR>little in common.<BR><BR>To give you an example, once upon a time, Doug Wilson sat at the table next <BR>to me in Applebees. (I recognized him from his newspaper photos.) I did <BR>not march up and introduce myself, and I also refrained from making <BR>inquiries into the size of his ego. Of course, I was tempted to ask if it <BR>was tucked safely into his chinos, or if its expansion required a jersey <BR>knit track suit, but I restrained myself. Why? Well, perhaps it was <BR>because I wanted to keep my blooming onion all to myself, but really I think <BR>it was because he was there with his friends, and I was there with mine. <BR>While it might be interesting to invite Marilyn Manson and the Amish to !
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<BR>same party, it would tax my social skills to host it.<BR><BR>Hence, I love this list. As it is. This is the sort of party where you can <BR>always safely duck out into the kitchen. Maybe someone, somewhere, should <BR>create a Moscow announcements only list. I wouldn't give a bugger about it, <BR>but if that would float the boat for some of you, I say, "Yeee-haaa," and <BR>what's more, I say it *exactly* like Howard Dean.<BR><BR>_________________________________________________________________<BR>Get a FREE online virus check for your PC here, from McAfee. <BR>http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963<BR><BR>_____________________________________________________<BR>List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>http://www.fsr.net <BR>mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ</BLOCKQUOTE><p><hr SIZE=1>
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